Victory at Gaoxian and Founding of Han Dynasty by Liu Bang
202 BCE
Liu Bang defeats Xiang Yu, establishing the 400-year Han Dynasty centered at Chang'an.
Sources and References
Ban Gu, Hanshu (Livre des Han) & Sima Qian, Shiji
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Ancient China clusterXia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han: writing, philosophy, unification and the Silk Road.
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261 BCE
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Founding of the Mauryan Empire by Chandragupta and Chanakya
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