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Han dynasty   /hɑn dˈaɪnəsti/   Listen
Han dynasty

noun
1.
Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization.  Synonym: Han.





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... of the Shih made their appearance early in the Han dynasty, known as the Shih of L, of Kh, and of Han; that is, the Book of Poetry was recovered from three different quarters. Li Hin's Catalogue of the Books in the Imperial Library of Han (B.C. 6 to 1) commences, on the Shih King, with a collection of the three ...
— The Shih King • James Legge


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