Han Dynasty China, as realized, 206 BCE-220 CE
Ancient / Classical · realized scope
The Han Dynasty was an imperial government of China established following the collapse of the Qin Dynasty, structured around a centralized bureaucracy with an emperor as head of state. It operated from 206 BCE to 220 CE across the territory of present-day China, with a brief interruption by the Xin Dynasty (9–23 CE) that divides the period into the Western Han and Eastern Han phases. It is principally associated with the formal adoption of Confucian principles as the basis for state administration and the civil examination system, the consolidation of the Silk Road trade networks, and the standardization of written Chinese.
Cluster:Ordered Tradition
Tradition & Continuity and Sanctity & Transcendence run high with Authority & Hierarchy elevated, while Non-Maleficence sits low. Continuity is maintained through hierarchy rather than restraint, which is what separates it from Faithful Observance.
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Neighbors
- 1Imperial Confucian Statecraft, as realized, 2nd c. BCE-1912Distance: 9Compare
- 2Ming Dynasty China, as realized, 1368-1644Distance: 12Compare
- 3Classical Brahmanical Hinduism, as stated, 200 BCE-1200 CEDistance: 16Compare
- 4Qing Dynasty China, as realized, 1644-1912Distance: 16Compare
- 5Byzantine Empire, as realized, 330-1453Distance: 17Compare
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