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The 140 pages that link to Han dynasty, each with the reason it gives.

• Four Books and Five ClassicsNarrower topic: Han rulers established Confucian learning as a major basis of imperial scholarship.

• Four SymbolsRelated: Han-era tombs and texts show the creatures in established cosmological roles.

• LanzhouRelated: Han rule consolidated frontier administration and routes through the Lanzhou region.

• Luo GuanzhongNarrower topic: The novel’s opening crisis unfolds as the Han dynasty loses authority.

• Mount TaiRelated: Han rulers developed imperial ceremonies and institutions connected with Mount Tai.

• Trưng SistersRelated: Its expansion into northern Vietnam created the imperial authority the sisters opposed.

• GuzhengRelated: The zheng was established in Chinese musical life during the early imperial era.

• Rebellion of the Seven StatesNarrower topic: The revolt tested how much authority its central government could exercise over regional rulers.

• Ancient historyBroader topic: Han records and institutions broaden ancient history beyond the Mediterranean and Near East.

• Chinese noodlesBroader topic: Written and archaeological evidence from this period helps trace early noodle culture.

• Emperor of ChinaBroader topic: Han rulers made the new imperial order durable and culturally influential.

• GuqinBroader topic: Han tombs and writings document early forms and uses of the qin.

• HanfuBroader topic: The dynasty’s name became attached to the people and clothing tradition identified as Hanfu.

• History of ChinaBroader topic: Han governance became a reference point for later Chinese dynasties.

• Jade Gate PassRelated: Emperor Wu of Han built the pass around 111 BC after conquering the region from the Xiongnu.

• Lady TriệuRelated: Its conquest established the Chinese imperial rule that later rebellions in Vietnam resisted.

• Repeating crossbowRelated: Texts and military practice from this period document repeating crossbows.

• Sima XiangruNarrower topic: The Western Han court supplied the political and literary setting for his career.

• Vietnam under Chinese ruleRelated: Han forces conquered Nanyue in 111 BCE and established direct rule in the Red River region.

• Zhang ZhongjingNarrower topic: Its institutions and intellectual culture shaped the world in which he practiced.

• CujuRelated: Han texts offer some of the earliest descriptions of cuju and its uses.

• Double Ninth FestivalRelated: Historical accounts of the festival's customs are associated with Han-era court and popular traditions.

• History of paperNarrower topic: Paper’s early development belongs to the administrative and material culture of Han China.

• JiuquanRelated: Han expansion established frontier commanderies and routes in the Jiuquan region.

• Old ChosŏnNarrower topic: Han military expansion ended Old Chosŏn and reshaped its former territories.

• WontonRelated: Accounts of early wonton-like foods are sometimes situated in this period, though the evidence is limited.

• Chinese nobilityBroader topic: Han rulers limited powerful regional kings while sustaining an imperial nobility.

• Discourses on Salt and IronNarrower topic: Its expansion and centralized institutions created the policy dilemmas recorded in the text.

• Eastern HanNarrower topic: Eastern Han was the dynasty’s second major period.

• EryaRelated: Han scholars transmitted, interpreted, and incorporated Erya into classical learning.

• Four occupationsRelated: Han thinkers and institutions helped establish enduring accounts of occupational hierarchy.

• HetaoRelated: Han-era farming and frontier policies expanded Chinese settlement in northern river regions.

• History of EurasiaBroader topic: Han expansion connected China more closely to Central Asia and steppe powers.

• LiaoyangRelated: Han commanderies extended imperial administration into the Liaoyang area.

• Northwestern ChinaRelated: Han expansion into the Hexi Corridor secured routes toward the western regions.

• Official scriptRelated: The style matured and became widely established during the Han period.

• Pax SinicaBroader topic: Han power and frontier diplomacy underpin one of the periods called Pax Sinica.

• QujingRelated: Han rule established durable administrative institutions in the area of present-day Qujing.

• Xu ShenNarrower topic: The Han political and cultural world shaped Xu Shen’s education and career.

• Yu Ying-shihRelated: Yu’s early research explored the Han state, its expansion, and its commercial networks.