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Jottings from the Granite Studio provides commentary, analysis, and opinion on China and Chinese history. It is written by Jeremiah Jenne, a PhD Candidate at a large public research university in Northern California. Currently, Jeremiah is in Beijing teaching history, doing archival research, and working on his dissertation.

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The Historical Record for February 28: Liu Bang goes postal on the Qin…Tang Poetry…228 on Taiwan

Liu Bang becomes Emperor Han Gaozu

On this date in 202 B.C.E., Liu Bang was named emperor of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.) following the defeat of his chief rival, Xiang Yu. Previously Liu had used the title “King of the Han,” but after consolidating control over all the territory of the fallen Qin dynasty (221 [...]

February 28th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Chinese History, The Historical Record | One comment - (Comments are closed)