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Xin Dynasty
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{{history_of_China}}
The '''Xin Dynasty''' ({{zh-cp|c=新�|p=xīn cháo}}; meaning '''New Dynasty''';
8-
23) was a "dynasty" (even though, contrary to the usual meaning of a
dynasty, it had but one
emperor) in Chinese history. It followed the
Western Han Dynasty and preceded the
Eastern Han Dynasty.
The Xin Dynasty's sole emperor,
Wang Mang (王莽) was the nephew of
Empress Wang Zhengjun Grand Empress Dowager Wang Zhengjun, and he became powerful after the death of her step-grandson,
Emperor Ai of Han Emperor Ai in
1 BC. After several years of cultivating a
personality cult, he finally took over as emperor in
8 8 AD. However, while he was a creative scholar and politician, he was an incompetent ruler, and his capital
Chang'an was sieged in
23 23 AD by agrarian rebels. He died in the siege.
See
Wang Mang for more information.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|+ '''Xin Dynasty Sovereigns'''
|-
! Personal name
! Period of reign
!
Nian Hao Era names (年號) and their according range of years
|-
| align="center" | Wang Mang
| align="center" |
9-
23
|
Shijianguo (始建國 shi3 jian4 guo1, "Start to establish a nation")
9-
13
Tianfeng (天鳳 tian1 feng1, "Heavenly
Fenghuang Feng")
14-
19
Dihuang (地皇 di4 huang2, "Earthly
Emperor of China Emperor")
20-
23
|}
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Category:History of China
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