Han Dynasty

My name is LiLi. I would like to tell you about the Han dynasty. My grandmother has told me all that I know. She lived then, I did not. The Han dynasty was from 206 bc to 220 ad. There were two parts, the Former Han and the Later Han. In the Former Han, Liu Pang created the dynasty. He called himself Han Kao Tsu. He made his capital Chang'an, I think thats what she said. Their state philosophy was Confucianism. He tried to make the central government strong and humane at the same time. But he got out of hand with his taxes. Even though during the Former Han they invented paper, porcaline, wheelbarrow, compass, and the seismograph, the people still couldnt stand the outrageous taxes. They revolted and in 23 ad, Emperor Wang Mang was executed by a peasant. Then the Later Han started. They were big on military expansion. In 50 ad, they attacked Husing Nu and went all the way to Europe, expanding their land. But, their downfall was caused by taxation as well. A Taoist Secret Society called the Yellow Turbans attacked and the Han dynasty ended completely.