How the han dynasty organized, governed, and ran china and its empire
- The Han Dynasty was a chinese dynasty that ruled from 202 B.C.-A.D. 9 and again from A.D.23-220
- They ran the government with a bureaucracy.
- The bureaucracy and military ended up costing more money than expected so they had to raise taxes.
- Liu Bang ran as an emperor after defeating his commander Xiang Yu.
- Bang's first goal was to destroy rival kings' power. He did this by following the policy of establishing a centralized government.
- Centralized government: when a central authority controls the running of a state
- The Han Dynasty ruled for over 400 years.
- Liu Bang wanted support very badly so he lowered taxes and softened his harsh punishments.