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Key Figures

Liu Bang
Emperor Gaodi
Jun 15, 2012 (WiC 154)

Farmer’s son and police officer, Emperor Gaodi, the first emperor of the Han Dynasty in 202 BC, was an unusual figure who founded perhaps the most successful dynasty in Chinese history. Gaodi also elevated the status of officials, artisans and ...

Hundred Days’ Reform
The Guangxu Emperor
Mar 30, 2012 (WiC 144)

Reform – or talk of it – is in the air, with Premier Wen Jiabao issuing another call in mid-March for political change, “particularly” within the Communist Party and state leadership system. For good measure Wen added that China risked ...

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