HIST 106g Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Dong Zhongshu, Sima Qian, Emperor Gaozu Of Han
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Confucian elite attitudes toward the government of thought attempted (isms) O(cid:448)er (cid:1008)00 years of a si(cid:374)gle dy(cid:374)asty: he(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:862)ha(cid:374) (cid:272)ulture(cid:863) At its height han has around 60 mil. Liu bang 1st han emperor, gaozu (r. 206-195 bce) Rise from low postal service worker to emperor. Liu bang, 1st han emperor, gaozu (r. 206-195 bce) Wang mang (r. 9-(cid:1006)(cid:1007) ce(cid:895) a(cid:374)d his xi(cid:374) (cid:894)(cid:862)ne(cid:449)(cid:863)(cid:895) dy(cid:374)asty. Peasant base: taxed in coin, military and labor service gradual re-centralization. Kingdoms granted to allies, followed by a process of. Isms into a synthetic whole (salt & iron debates) of empire. These policies are later debated in 81 bce set precedent for future court policy debates. Foreign relations w/ the xiongnu: nomadic vs agrarian systems. Tools of diplomacy and expansion include: tribute, trade, intermarriage, education, settlements. Managing officials: roots of the civil service exam system. Former (western (cid:272)apital i(cid:374) cha(cid:374)g"a(cid:374)(cid:895) han (cid:894)(cid:1006)06 bce-9 ce) Wang mang usurps throne, xin dynasty (r. 9 ce-23 ce)
