Xin Dynasty
The Xin Dynasty ( Chinese 新朝 , Pinyin Xinchao - "New Dynasty") was the shortest period of rule in the Chinese Empire and lasted 14 years 9-23 AD She put only an intermezzo within the.. Han Dynasty , which fall by divided into a western and an eastern period (so named because of the location of their capitals). The "dynasty" consisted of only one ruler, Emperor Wang Mang .
overview
As a result of his unfavorable policies, both internally (unsuccessful reforms, severe crop failures and famines due to floods on the Huang He ) and foreign policy, Wang Mang conjured up a peasant uprising that went down in history as the " Red Eyebrow Uprising ". During this revolt , the dynasty came to an end again in the fall of 23 with the death of the emperor while storming the capital Chang'an , even before the army of Liu Xuan , a descendant of the imperial family, reached Chang'an.
Liu Xuan ruled as Emperor Gengshi until he was overthrown in 25 by Liu Xiu . He ascended the throne as Emperor Han Guangwudi and moved the capital to Luoyang in the east of the country . It took more than 15 years before he was able to control and pacify his empire again. The Han dynasty was restored by a representative of the original Liu family.
literature
- Jacques Gernet: The Chinese World. The history of China from the beginning to the present time (= Suhrkamp Taschenbuch. Volume 1505). 2nd Edition. Translated from the French by Regine Kappeler. Suhrkamp, Frankfurt 1994, ISBN 3-518-38005-2 (original title: Le monde chinois ).
