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Earlier Han — the Han dynasty before A.D. 9. Also called Western Han. Cf. Han (def. 1), Later Han … Useful english dictionary
Han — /hahn/, n. 1. a dynasty in China, 206 B.C. A.D. 220, with an interregnum, A.D. 9 25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion. Cf. Earlier Han, Later Han. 2. a river flowing from central China… … Universalium
Han — /hæn/ (say han) noun a Chinese dynasty, 206 BC–AD 220, with an interregnum, AD 9–25; known as the Earlier Han or Western Han before the interregnum and as the Later Han or Eastern Han afterwards. The Han was distinguished for the revival of… …
Han purple and Han blue — (also called Chinese purple and Chinese blue) are synthetic barium copper silicate pigments that were developed in China at least 2,000 years ago. Han purple and Han blue were used in ancient and imperial China from the Western Zhou period (1207… … Wikipedia
Han Xin — (zh tsp|t=韓信|s=韩信|p=Hán Xìn) (? 196 BC), also known as Marquess of Huaiyin (淮陰侯), was a capable military commander who served under Liu Bang. Early life and career Han s father died early, and, like many Chinese at the time, he lived a childhood… … Wikipedia
Han Chinese clothing — Han fu redirects here. For other uses, see Han Fu (disambiguation). Hanfu The mianfu of Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty, 7th century painting by court artist Yan Liben Traditional Chinese … Wikipedia
Han Yuan — (韓瑗) (606 659), courtesy name Boyu (伯玉), formally Duke of Yingchuan (潁川公), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong. He drew the ire of Emperor Gaozong by opposing the removal… … Wikipedia
Han Purple and Han Blue — Infobox Color|title=Han Purple|textcolor=white hex=5218FA r= 82|g= 24|b=250 c= |m= |y= |k= h= 260|s= 97|v= 47 source= [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.spacedaily.com/images/microscopic han purple sm.jpg… … Wikipedia
Han Chinese — This article is about the majority ethnic group within China. For other uses, see Han (disambiguation). Han Chinese 漢族/汉族 漢人/汉人 … Wikipedia
Han (administrative division) — The Nihongo|han|藩|han, or domains , were the fiefs of feudal lords of Japan that were created by Toyotomi Hideyoshi and existed until their abolition in 1871, three years after the Meiji Restoration. The number of han varied; typically, there… … Wikipedia
