History of China

Histories In The World-History of China

Chinese history is one of the world's oldest cultural history. From archaeological and anthropological discoveries, China area has been inhabited by early humans since 1.7 million years ago. Chinese civilization originated from the various city-states along the Yellow River valley in the Neolithic era. China's written history began in the Shang Dynasty (ca. 1750 BC - 1045 BC).


Tortoise shell with the ancient Chinese writing from the Shang Dynasty have the radiocarbon dating to 1500 BC. Culture, literature, and Chinese philosophy developed in the Zhou Dynasty (1045 BC to 256 BC) who continued the Shang Dynasty. This dynasty was the longest ruling dynasty and the dynasty is the modern Chinese writing began to develop.

Chinese Culture as one of the oldest civilizations in the world that is different from other old civilizations is because the history of Chinese culture never lost for nearly 5000 years. Substitution of the dynasty by dynasty rule does not cause the destruction of Chinese culture and experience a very big shift.

Zhou Dynasty split into several city states, which created the Warring States Period. In the year 221 BC, Qin Shi Huang to unite the various kingdoms and founded the first Chinese empire. Substitution dynasties in Chinese history have developed a bureaucratic system that allows the Emperor of China has direct control over a wide area.

The conventional view of the history of China is that China is a country that experienced a switch between periods of unity and political division that is sometimes dominated by foreigners, mostly terasimiliasi into the Han population. Cultural and political influences from various regions in Asia, carried by waves of immigration, expansion, and assimilation of alternating, fused to form modern Chinese culture.

In the history of the Chinese normally there should only be considered to run a single emperor's mandate to rule the skies, but at this time because no one country can conquer other nations to unite China, then comes the three countries with the emperor respectively. China finally united by the Sima family seized control of the state of Wei and Wu conquered and established the Jin Dynasty.

Cao Wei capital Luoyang. by Emperor Cao Pi and Cao Han.
Dong Wu Jian Ye capital. by Emperor Sun Quan and Sun Hao.
Shu Han capital city of Cheng Du. by Emperor Liu Pei and Liu Chan


End of the Han Dynasty

Han dynasty in decline since the year 100 because of the emperors ruled incompetent rulers and decay in the government bureaucracy. Some peasant uprising broke out as a form of popular discontent against the empire. But the emperor is more severe disability used by the eunuchs to consolidate power in their hands. End of the Han Dynasty was a period dominated by the government of eunuchs.


Since Emperor Hedi, subsequent emperors ascended the throne in childhood. This causes no stable and strong government because the government is run by the eunuchs and other imperial family who then staged a coup to get rid of the emperor who was growing up in order to perpetuate their power. This causes a vicious circle which is then further downward situation Han Dynasty. At the end of the Han dynasty appeared yellow scarf rebellion or better known as the yellow turban rebellion, led by Zhang Jiao and his minions they occupied the territory of Zhou Yu, Xu Zhou, Yan Zhou. Exactly once occupied the cities of Ping Yuan, Wan, Xu Chang, Ye, Xiao Pei, Shou Chun. To quell the insurgency that emerged, the government named He Jin Han dynasty as well as General of the prime minister. For approximately 8 years, genie He still can not quell the rebellion.


Prime Minister Dong Zhuo

In the year 189, shortly after the Emperor died Lingdi, the ministers and then plotting to assassinate General He Jin, uncle of the boy Emperor Lingdi, Liu Bian. This is intended to prevent the seat He Jin emperor Liu Bian as the heir to the throne. This plan is known by He Jin Liu Bian then immediately appoint as heir to the throne with the title Shaodi in April 189. In addition, He Jin Dong Zhuo also ordered to return to the capital Luoyang to kill the ministers and eunuchs who want to seize power. Before Dong Zhuo arrived, He Jin was killed earlier by the ministers in the palace.

Yuan Shao then take the initiative to attack the palace and ordered the killing of some ministers and eunuchs are accused of conspiring to seize power of the empire. However, other ministers hostage Shaodi Emperor and his brother Liu Xie outside the palace. Dong Zhuo to take this opportunity to destroy kompolotan minister earlier and save the emperor. With the emperor under the arrangement, Dong Zhuo then started his despotism.

Dong Zhuo began to prepare its strategy for the control of imperial power in China by limiting the authority of Emperor Shaodi. He then incited Lu Bu to kill his adoptive father, Ding Yuan and seize all its military forces to strengthen themselves. Yuan Shao is also evicted him from Luoyang. He limits the authority of the ministers and concentrate power in his hands, after that, Emperor Shaodi dethroned for later succeeded by his brother Liu Xie who became emperor with the title Xiandi in September 189. Historians believe that this momentum is the beginning of the Three Kingdoms Period.

Yuan Shao then appealed the ruling generals to fight the tyranny Dong Zhuo. His efforts to bring the 11 Battalion of the military alliance for aggression to Luoyang in order to overthrow the regime of Dong Zhuo. Yuan Shao led alliance which was later renamed as the Army of East Door. Dong Zhuo was frightened and killed the former emperor Shaodi, earth-scorching and robbing residents of Luoyang, Emperor Xiandi hostage and moved the capital to Chang'an.

In his escape, was attacked by Dong Zhuo Cao Cao and Sun Jian Army joined in the East doors, but unfortunately since there is jealousy in the alliance led to no help from other generals who do not want to see the success of both of them. This alliance broke up and Dong Zhuo then continued his despotism in Chang'an.

Finally, in the year 192, the minister named Wang Yun palace with Lu Bu to kill Dong Zhuo's life in Chang'an. This resulted in subordinate Dong Zhuo, Li Jue Wang attacked the palace and kill and expel Yun Lu Bu. Li Jue continued government tyranny Dong Zhuo.



Dynasty Chinese Most Influential People In History

Who lived during the Han Dynasty of 206 BC - 220 is one of the three most influential dynasties in Chinese history. This dynasty is that laid the foundations of Chinese nationality unification of China inherited from the previous dynasty, the Qin Dynasty. Han Dynasty itself was founded by Liu Bang, a farmer who won the civil war with his rival, Xiang Yu. Han Dynasty is one of the most powerful dynasty in China, and because the effects are large ethnic majority in China today calls them Han people (although perhaps their ancestors rather than ethnic Han).

There were 13 emperors who led the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 8) and 13 Eastern Han Dynasty emperor lead (23-220). Between 8 to 23 years there is a Xin Dynasty that the limit than the Western and Eastern Han Dynasty. (Unfinished) 8 Sui Dynasty (581 ¡V 618)

China will be reunited under the Sui Dynasty (581-618) established by Yang Jian with his title Wendi Sui (581-604). He is a highly capable king, who could restore peace after a period of chaos for hundreds of years. To help him in his reign he was also appointed ministers who are good at and try to improve agriculture. Substitute Yang Jian, Emperor Sui Yangdi (604 ¡V 617) is unfortunately not the emperor who capably and more concerned with luxury than taking care of affairs of state. By ignoring the protests of his ministers, Yangdi Development ordered a second capital, Luoyang. Two million workers have been instructed to build a magnificent palace and an artificial lake in the city complete with a garden which has an area of ​​155 km2.

 When winter comes, the trees in the park hanging leaves and flowers of silk. Emperor Yangdi continue development of the canal begun by Emperor Sui Wendi which connects north and south, from the Yangzi River valley until it reaches the Beijing area now. The canal along approximately 2000 km can be said is one of the masterpieces of the Chinese Nation, because it was built some 12 centuries earlier than the Development of the Suez Canal by the West. Yangdi downfall was precipitated by a failed attempt to conquer Korea, where it is spending state resources. At the end of his reign Huanghe River overflowed causing suffering among the people. Riots occur everywhere. Li Yuan a military man from the North to conquer the capital city of Chang ¡| Yangdipun's and fled to the south, where he was strangled to death by a son of a minister who had dipermalukannya. Li Yuan then held up as the Emperor's grandson Yangdi Gongdi (617-618) and he himself became his guardian, but a year later descent from the throne and he set himself up as emperor with the title of Tang Gaozong (618 ¡V 626). So ended the reign of the Sui Dynasty and Dynasty Tangpun start.

After defeating state of Chu, Liu Bang then combine the other countries in China and founded the Han dynasty. 8 Sui Dynasty (581 ¡V 618). China will be reunited under the Sui Dynasty (581-618) established by Yang Jian with his title Wendi Sui (581-604). He is a highly capable king, who could restore peace after a period of chaos for hundreds of years. To help him in his reign he was also appointed ministers who are good at and try to improve agriculture. Substitute Yang Jian, Emperor Sui Yangdi (604 ¡V 617) is unfortunately not the emperor who capably and more concerned with luxury than taking care of affairs of state.

 By ignoring the protests of his ministers, Yangdi Development ordered a second capital, Luoyang. Two million workers have been instructed to build a magnificent palace and an artificial lake in the city complete with a garden which has an area of ​​155 km2. When winter comes, the trees in the park hanging leaves and flowers of silk. Emperor Yangdi continue development of the canal begun by Emperor Sui Wendi which connects north and south, from the Yangzi River valley until it reaches the Beijing area now. The canal along approximately 2000 km can be said is one of the masterpieces of the Chinese Nation, because it was built some 12 centuries earlier than the Development of the Suez Canal by the West.

 Yangdi downfall was precipitated by a failed attempt to conquer Korea, where it is spending state resources. At the end of his reign Huanghe River overflowed causing suffering among the people. Riots occur everywhere. Li Yuan a military man from the North to conquer the capital city of Chang ¡| Yangdipun's and fled to the south, where he was strangled to death by a son of a minister who had dipermalukannya. Li Yuan then held up as the Emperor's grandson Yangdi Gongdi (617-618) and he himself became his guardian, but a year later descent from the throne and he set himself up as emperor with the title of Tang Gaozong (618 ¡V 626). So ended the reign of the Sui Dynasty and Dynasty Tangpun start.

At first, Liu Bang (Emperor Gao) divides the state into several feudal states in order to satisfy the country's leaders who joined him at Chu-Han War, although he plans to get rid of them after Liu Bang and mengkonsolidir combine forces to full strength.

During the Han dynasty, Confucianism and Taoism flourished. Han Dynasty expanded trade and culture to the country of Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, and Central Asia.

Liu Bang = founder and first emperor of the Han dynasty, Western Han dynasty, Liu Xiu = a member of the royal dynasty overthrew Liu Xin, and re-established the Han dynasty (or known as Eastern Han)

Wang Mang = rebels who eventually managed to overthrow the government of the Western Han dynasty, the royal family because they thought Liu was not the mandate of heaven has the power again

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