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▪ I. Han|hæn| Designating a Chinese dynasty (206 b.c.–220 a.d.) marked by the introduction of Buddhism, the extension of Chinese rule over Mongolia, the revival of letters, and increase of wealth and culture.
1736R. Brookes tr. Du Halde's Gen. Hist. China I. 346 (heading) The Fifth Dynasty, called Han, which had twenty-five Emperors in the Space of 426 Years. 1837Penny Cycl. VII. 81/1 About the year 201 b.c., the race of Tsin was succeeded by that of Hân, which filled one of the most celebrated periods of Chinese history. 1876Encycl. Brit. V. 644/1 Lew Pang was then proclaimed emperor (206 b.c.) under the title of Kaou-te, and the new line was styled the Han dynasty. 1930Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Oct. 774/3 The majority seem to reflect the Han style... Two famous homonymous generals who flourished under the Han dynasty. 1935A. Toynbee Study of Hist. (ed. 2) II. 373 The Han Empire and the Kushan Empire marched with one another in Central Asia for at least a century. 1971Ashmolean Mus. Rep. of Visitors 1970 51 Imperial seals of the 17th and 18th centuries as well as some early Han types. ▪ II. Han obs. form of khan. |