Chang'an, located near modern Xian in Shaanxi Province, was the capital of several dynasties of ancient China from the Zhou to the Tang and eventually became one of the world's great metropolises. With regular tree-lined avenues, high walls, pleasure parks, and areas dedicated to specific functions, it provided a model which was copied by other Asian capitals, notably in Japan and Korea.
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Timeline
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1600 BCE - 1046 BCEShang Dynasty in China.
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1046 BCE - 771 BCEWestern Zhou dynasty replaces the Shang Dynasty in China.
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206 BCE - 9 CEThe Western Han dynasty rules China from their capital in Chang'an.
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Mar 202 BCEEmperor Gaozu (Liu Bang) becomes the first Han ruler.
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141 BCE - 87 BCEReign of Emperor Wu (Wu the Great), the most effective and influential of the Han monarchs.
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140 BCE - 87 BCEHan emperor Wu rules and expands Han territory in China.
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130 BCEThe Silk Road is officially opened.
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2 CEChang'an, the imperial capital of China, had a population of nearly 250 thousand people.
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23 CEThe sack of Chang'an, imperial capital of China.
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c. 23 CEAfter the sack of Chang'an, Liu Xiu led his loyal officials to the city of Luoyang, where the Chinese imperial capital was relocated.
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618 CE - 907 CEThe Tang Dynasty in China.
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618 CE - 626 CEReign of Gaozu, 1st Emperor of Tang Dynasty in China.
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626 CE - 649 CEReign of Emperor Taizong in China.
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649 CE - 683 CEReign of Emperor Gaozong in China.
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683 CE - 704 CEReign of Empress Wu Zetian, only female monarch of China.
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712 CE - 756 CEReign of Xuanzong, 7th emperor of the Tang Dynasty in China.
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756 CE - 762 CEReign of Emperor Suzong in China.
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762 CE - 779 CEReign of Emperor Daizong in China.
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780 CE - 805 CEReign of Emperor Dezong in China.
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805 CEReign of Emperor Shunzong in China.
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821 CE - 824 CEReign of Emperor Muzong in China.
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824 CE - 826 CEReign of Emperor Jingzong in China.
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826 CE - 840 CEReign of Emperor Wenzong in China.
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840 CE - 846 CEReign of Emperor Wuzong in China.
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846 CE - 859 CEReign of Emperor Xuanzong II in China.
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859 CE - 873 CEReign of Emperor Yizong in China; severe drought causes famine.
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873 CE - 888 CEReign of Emperor Xizong in China; Huang-Chao Rebellion erupts against government corruption and neglect.
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874 CE - 884 CEHuang-Chao Rebellion topples weakened Tang Dynasty in China.
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904 CE - 907 CEReign of Ai, last Tang Dynasty Emperor of China; assassinated by Warlord Zhu Quanzong at age fifteen.
