
Emperor Wu of the Han
The Han (202/206 BCE–220 CE) was a mighty dynasty in Chinese history. The founding emperor, Liu Bang (256–195 BCE), died after only four years on the throne. Therefore, he had few notable national governance achievements. His successors, Emperor Wen (Liu Heng, Liu Bang’s third son, 203–157 BCE) and Emperor Jing (Liu Qi, Liu Heng’s third son, 188–141 BCE) created the first golden age in China’s imperial era—the “Reigns of Wen and Jing.”
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