imperial dynasty of China (202 BC – 9 AD, 25–220 AD), established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu. The dynasty was preceded by the short-lived...

Chinese as Tanshihuai (檀石槐) then advanced upon and defeated the Wusun of the Ili region by 166. Under Tanshihuai, the Xianbei extended their territory from...

had unified the Warring States of China by conquest. It was founded by Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu). The dynasty is divided into two periods: the Western Han...

Charkhlik revolt (1935) Islamic rebellion in Xinjiang (1937) 1944–1949 — Ili Rebellion 1946–1948 — Battle of Baitag Bogd 1949 — Incorporation of Xinjiang...

dynasty, Liu Bang, was once enfeoffed as the king of the Hanzhong region after overthrowing the Qin dynasty. During the Chu-Han contention, Liu Bang shortened...

also known today as Dzungaria and Tarim Basin respectively, but the post of Ili General was established in 1762 to exercise unified military and administrative...

during which warlord Cao Cao held the last Han emperor Xian in Xuchang (196–220), Luoyang was restored to prominence when his son Cao Pi, Emperor Wen of...

1732 BC c. 1732 BC Foundation of the Sealand dynasty Troops of Ilum-ma-ili Babylon c. 1700 BC c. 1700 BC Babylonian Attack on the Sealand Dynasty Sealand...

Cao (曹（ㄘㄠˊ）) (?–?) – Ruled by the House of Zhaowu (昭武) of Sogdian descent Eastern Cao (東曹（ㄉㄨㄥ ㄘㄠˊ）) (?–?) Middle Cao (中曹（ㄓㄨㄥ ㄘㄠˊ）) (?–?) Western Cao (西曹（ㄒㄧ...

century, Pengcheng changed hands several times among Cao Cao and his rivals before being annexed to Cao Wei in about 200. In the intervening years, the seat...

immediately after his ascension to the throne. In 202 BC, the founding emperor Liu Bang of the Han dynasty established his capital in Chang'an County; his first...

Prefecture of Yunnan to the west, the Vietnamese provinces of Hà Giang and Cao Bằng to the south and southwest, and the Guangxi cities of Hechi to the northeast/east...

Huang, founder of the Qin dynasty and was the first Emperor of China. Cao Cao, Han chancellor, poet, and warlord. One of the central figures of the Three...

warfares. Taiyuan was ruled by Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, and then by Cao Cao, and was part of Cao Wei afterwards. [citation needed] During the Jin dynasty, Taiyuan...

a decent display in the subsequent Ili crisis toward the Imperial Russian Army, ultimately able to secure the Ili region back to China in 1881 via the...