claiming the title Emperor Gaozu of Han. His dynasty ruled for four centuries, expanding its territory across much of what we now call China. It united the warring kingdoms and spread Confucianism.

Qin Shi Huangdi, or the First Emperor of Qin, is usually credited with the unification of China. However, the Qin Dynasty ...

During his reign (140-87 B.C.), the most prosperous period of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che, Emperor Wudi, expanded the territory of the empire from the Central Plain to the Western Regions (present ...