Wang Mang
45 BCE–23 CE · Chang'an (Xi'an)
Wang Mang was a powerful official and regent of the Han court who took the throne in 9 CE, founding the short-lived Xin ('New') dynasty. Presenting himself as a Confucian reformer, he decreed sweeping changes, including attempts to nationalize land and reform the currency. The disruption, compounded by devastating Yellow River floods and famine, provoked mass uprisings such as the Red Eyebrows; he was killed in 23 CE when rebels took the capital, and the Han was soon restored.
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