Xin dynasty

The Xin dynasty (/ʃɪn/; Chinese: 新朝; pinyin: Xīncháo; Wade–Giles: Hsin¹-chʻao²; lit. 'New dynasty') was a short-lived Chinese dynasty which lasted from 9 to 23 AD, established by the Han dynasty consort kin Wang Mang, who usurped the throne of Emperor Ping of Han and the infant "crown prince" Ruzi Ying to rule the empire over a decade before being overthrown by rebels. After Wang's death, the Han dynasty was restored by Liu Xiu, a distant descendant of the Emperor Jing of Han; therefore, the Xin dynasty is often considered an interregnum period of the Han dynasty, dividing it into the Western Han (or "Former Han") and the Eastern Han (or "Later Han").

Xin dynasty

The Xin dynasty (/ʃɪn/; Chinese: 新朝; pinyin: Xīncháo; Wade–Giles: Hsin¹-chʻao²; lit. 'New dynasty') was a short-lived Chinese dynasty which lasted from 9 to 23 AD, established by the Han dynasty consort kin Wang Mang, who usurped the throne of Emperor Ping of Han and the infant "crown prince" Ruzi Ying to rule the empire over a decade before being overthrown by rebels. After Wang's death, the Han dynasty was restored by Liu Xiu, a distant descendant of the Emperor Jing of Han; therefore, the Xin dynasty is often considered an interregnum period of the Han dynasty, dividing it into the Western Han (or "Former Han") and the Eastern Han (or "Later Han").