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Wang Mang

c. 45 BCE–23 CE · 1st century BCE

Wang Mang was a Han court official and relative of the empress dowager who seized the throne in 9 CE and founded the Xin dynasty. He attempted sweeping reforms, nationalising land, abolishing private slavery and reissuing coinage. Floods of the Yellow River and the Red Eyebrows revolt followed, and he was killed when rebels took Chang'an in 23 CE.

Wang Mang
Image: 鍾 惺, 1574-1624 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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