Han: Polity Style: 202 BC-AD 220 |
| BC 28 Feb 202 |
Liú Bāng (劉邦), holding the title of Hàn wáng (漢王), acceded to the imperial throne at a ceremony held on the northern banks of River Sì (汜水) (probably in modern province of Shandong) (Book of Han, ch. 1b; Historical Records, ch. 8) |
| BC 28 Feb 202 - AD 10 Jan 9 |
Hàn (漢) | Han |
| AD 10 Jan 9 |
Wáng Mǎng (王莽), holding the title of Ānhàn gōng (安漢公), acceded the imperial throne and proclaimed the establishment of a new state, Xin (Book of Han, ch. 99a) |
| AD 11 Mar 23 |
Liú Xuán (劉玄), acting as successor of the Han emperors, aceeded to the imperial throne at a ceremony held on the northern banks of River Yù (淯水) (old name of the Baihe river in modern Henan province) (Book of the Later Han, ch. 1a, 11) |
| AD 11 Mar 23 - AD 25 Nov 220 |
Hàn (漢) | Han |
| AD 25 Nov 220 |
last emperor of Han abdicated, Cáo Pī (曹丕), holding the title of Wèi wáng (魏王) acceded as the first emperor of Cao Wei on 10 (or 11) Dec 220 (Book of the Later Han, ch. 9) [1] |
