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  2. Chang'an - Wikipedia

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    The imperial city of Chang'an during the Han dynasty was located northwest of today's Xi'an. During the Tang dynasty , the area that came to be known as Chang'an included the area inside the Ming Xi'an fortification, plus some small areas to its east and west, and a substantial part of its southern suburbs.

  3. History of the Han dynasty - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  4. Xianyang - Wikipedia

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    It was located in the modern day Shaanxi province on the northern bank of the Wei River, on the opposite side of which Liu Bang would later build the Han dynasty capital of Chang'an once he became emperor. In 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang eliminated all six other warring states to establish the first centralized empire in Chinese history. Xianyang ...

  5. Historical capitals of China - Wikipedia

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    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.

  6. Xi'an - Wikipedia

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    The city is surrounded by a well-preserved city wall which was reconstructed in the 14th century during the early Ming dynasty and was based on the inner imperial palace of Tang dynasty. The Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and his Terracotta Army are located 40 km (25 mi) to the east of the city center, in the city's suburbs.

  7. History of Xi'an - Wikipedia

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    Qin dynasty (221–206 BC) constructed its capital in Xianyang. It was burned by Xiang Yu at the end of the dynasty. 202 BC: Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, established Chang'an province as his capital; his first palace Changle Palace (長樂宮/长乐宫) was built across the river from the ruin of the Qin capital. This is ...

  8. Weiyang Palace - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  9. Zhang Qian - Wikipedia

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    He entered the capital, Chang'an, (today Xi'an), between 140 BC and 134 BC as a Gentleman (郎), serving Emperor Wu of the Han dynasty. At the time the nomadic Xiongnu tribes controlled what is now Inner Mongolia and dominated the Western Regions, Xiyu (西域), the areas neighbouring the territory of the Han dynasty. The Han emperor was ...