Dinasti Han
Dinasti Han (Hanzi: 漢朝, hanyu pinyin: Han Chao) (202 SM - 220) adalah satu dari tiga dinasti yang paling berpengaruh di Tiongkok sepanjang sejarahnya. Dinasti ini adalah yang meletakkan dasar-dasar nasionalitas Tiongkok mewarisi penyatuan Tiongkok dari dinasti sebelumnya, Dinasti Qin. Dinasti Han sendiri didirikan oleh Liu Bang, seorang petani yang memenangkan perang saudara dengan saingannya, Xiang Yu. Dinasti Han merupakan salah satu dinasti terkuat di Tiongkok, dan karena pengaruhnya yang besar, etnis-etnis mayoritas di Tiongkok sekarang ini menyebut mereka orang Han (biarpun mungkin nenek moyang mereka bukan dari etnis Han).
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