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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The [[Han Dynasty]] is divided into two periods: the '''Western Han Dynasty''' from 206 BC to 25 AD, centered in [[Chang'an]]; and the [[Eastern Han]] from 25 AD to 220 AD, centered in [[Luoyang]]. With vast territory, the Western Han was the most prosperous multi-national state in Asia at that time. Philosophically, the emperors of the Han Dynasty advocated the "Mandate of Heaven" to consolidate their rule. Centralized administration was institutionalized mid-dynasty during the rule of [[Emperor Wu]]. The "[[Silk Road]]," a caravan and mercantile transport route stretching to West Asia, was established. This period is recognized as the Han "golden age," during which the economy and culture flourished, and the empire's political influence reached far into West Asia. At the end of the Western Han, [[Wang Mang]], nephew of Grand Empress Dowager Wang, was proclaimed acting emperor. During his 15-year rule, the Western Han gradually declined, with social turmoil and extensive peasant revolts.<br />
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