(n) imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the time from 206 BC to AD 220) and expanded its boundaries and developed its bureaucracy; remembered as one of the great eras of Chinese civilization, Syn. Han dynasty
[刘备 / 劉備, Liú Bèiㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄟˋ] Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty, See Also: 蜀漢, 蜀汉#12655
[貂蝉 / 貂蟬, Diāo Chánㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ] Diaochan (-192), one of the Four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布, See Also: 四大美女, 董卓, 呂布, 吕布#19750
[孙坚 / 孫堅, Sūn Jiānㄙㄨㄣ ㄐㄧㄢ] Sun Jian (155-191), famous general at end of Han dynasty, forerunner of the southern kingdom of Wu of the Three Kingdoms#43396
[董仲舒, Dǒng Zhòng shūㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨ] Dong Zhongshu (179-104 BC), philosopher influential in establishing Confucianism as the established system of values of former Han dynasty#52000
[李广 / 李廣, Lǐ Guǎngㄌㄧˇ ㄍㄨㄤˇ] Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴, See Also: 飛將軍, 飞将军, 匈奴#67984
[三略, Sānlu:èㄙㄢlu:ㄜˋ] Three strategies, early Han dynasty book of military strategy by legendary Daoist immortal Huang Shihgong 黃石公; also called 太公兵法, See Also: 黃石公, 太公兵法
[公羊传 / 公羊傳, Gōng yáng zhuànㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄤˊ ㄓㄨㄢˋ] Mr Gongyang's annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written by multiple authors during Han dynasty, same as 公羊春秋|公羊春秋, See Also: 春秋, 公羊春秋
[公羊春秋, Gōng yáng chūn qiūㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄤˊ ㄔㄨㄣ ㄑㄧㄡ] Mr Gongyang's annals or commentary on 春秋, early history, probably written during Han dynasty, same as 公羊傳|公羊传, See Also: 春秋, 公羊傳, 公羊传
[太公兵法, Tài gōng bīng fǎㄊㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄈㄚˇ] same as Three strategies 三略, early Han dynasty book of military strategy by legendary Daoist immortal Huang Shihgong 黃石公, See Also: 三略, 黃石公
[尉缭子 / 尉繚子, Wèi Liáo ziㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄗ˙] Wei Liao-zi, pre-Han dynasty book of military strategy, politics and economics, possibly written by Wei Liao 尉繚|尉缭, probably during Warring States, See Also: 尉繚, 尉缭