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Chang'an was therefore also sometimes referred to as the Western Capital or Xijing (西京) in some Han dynasty texts. In 190 AD during late Eastern Han, the court was seized and relocated back to Chang'an by the notorious Prime Minister Dong Zhuo , as it was a strategically superior site against the mounting insurgency formed against him.
In early Han dynasty, the governor of the capital Chang'an and its vicinities was known as You Neishi (右內史), and the region was also known by the same name.In 104 BC, the eastern half of You Neishi was changed to Jingzhao Yin (京兆尹, "Intendant of the Capital"), while the western half became You Fufeng.
The Weiyang Palace (Chinese: 未央宮) was the main imperial palace complex of the Han dynasty and numerous other Chinese dynasties, located in the city of Chang'an (modern-day Xi'an). It was built in 200 BC at the request of the Emperor Gaozu of Han, under the supervision of his prime minister Xiao He.
The Han dynasty (202 BCE – 220 CE) was a period of Imperial China divided into the Western Han (202 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) periods, when the capital cities were located at Chang'an and Luoyang, respectively.
Since Chang'an is located west of Luoyang, the names Western Han (202 BCE – 9 CE) and Eastern Han (25–220 CE) are accepted by historians. [211] Luoyang's 10 m (33 ft) tall eastern, western, and northern walls still stand today, although the southern wall was destroyed when the Luo River changed its course. [ 212 ]
The Western Han dynasty, from 206 BC to AD 9. The Xin dynasty (AD 9–23), referred as Chang'an (常安; Cháng'ān; 'perpetually safe') The Eastern Han dynasty, from AD 190 to 195. The Western Jin dynasty, from AD 312 to 316. The state of Former Zhao during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, from AD 318 to 329.
At the beginning of Han dynasty, the Chief of Staff Zhang Liang advised the emperor Liu Bang to choose Guanzhong as the capital of the Han dynasty: "Guanzhong Plain is located behind Mount Xiao and Hangu Pass, and connects Long and Shu . The area can be called an irony castle spreads for thousands of miles, and is rich in harvest like the ...
Battle of Chang'an; Part of the wars at the end of the Han dynasty: After Dong Zhuo's death, Li Jue and Guo Si sacked the Han capital at Chang'an. This is a Qing dynasty illustration depicting the attack.