Xin dynasty

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The Xin dynasty was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty (9–23 CE) founded by Wang Mang between the Western and Eastern Han periods, known for its ambitious but ultimately disastrous reforms.

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Xin dynasty canonical 11
Xin dynasty under Wang Mang 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese dynasty
administrativeReform reorganization of commanderies and kingdoms
capital Chang'an
claimedPrecedent Zhou dynasty institutions
continent Asia
conventionalLongName Xin dynasty
country China
currencyReform introduction of new coinage types
demiseCause military defeats
peasant uprisings
widespread rebellions
economicPolicy state monopolies on key commodities
endTime 23
ethnicMajority Han Chinese
firstRuler Wang Mang
follows Western Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
founder Wang Mang
governmentType monarchy
historicalAssessment generally viewed as a failed reformist regime
historicalEra Early Imperial China
linked to: Imperial China

First century CE
ideologicalBasis Confucian classicism
linked to: Confucian classics
keyFigure Wang Mang
landReform attempted nationalization of land
language Classical Chinese
lastRuler Wang Mang
legalStatus interregnum between Western Han and Eastern Han
legitimacyClaim restoration of ancient Zhou institutions
nativeName 新朝
linked to: Wang Mang
notableFor ambitious economic reforms
disastrous policy outcomes
usurpation of the Han throne
notableRebellion Lulin uprising
Red Eyebrows rebellion
overthrownBy forces restoring the Han dynasty
precedes Eastern Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
predecessorState Western Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
region East Asia
religion Chinese folk religion
Confucianism
shortName Xin
socialReform limitations on slavery
startTime 9
successorState Eastern Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty
taxPolicy restructuring of land taxes
timeSpan 14 years
titleOfRuler Emperor of Xin

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Chang'an servedAsCapitalOf Xin dynasty
Former Han followedBy Xin dynasty
Xin dynasty conventionalLongName Xin dynasty
Emperor Guangwu of Han predecessorState Xin dynasty
subject linked to: Shizu
Gengshi Emperor overthrew Xin dynasty
Emperor Guangwu of Han predecessorState Xin dynasty
subject linked to: Wenshu
Battle of Kunyang relatedDynasty Xin dynasty
Wang Mang dynastyFounded Xin dynasty
Qian Han followedBy Xin dynasty
Qian Han succeededBy Xin dynasty
Emperor Ping of Han succeededByRegime Xin dynasty under Wang Mang
linked to: Xin dynasty