"Horse Head China Han Dynasty, 206 Bc – 220 Ad"
Horse Head China Han Dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE) Terracotta. Han Dynasty, 206 BC – 220 AD The Han Dynasty (206 BC–220 AD) reunified China after the civil war that followed the death of in 210 BC. It is divided into two periods: the Earlier Han (or Western Han), when Xi'an was the capital, and the Later Han (or Eastern Han), which ruled from Luoyang, 370 kilometers east of Xi'an. The Han Dynasty was a pivotal period in Chinese history. During its nearly four-hundred-year reign, many foundations were laid for enduring aspects of Chinese society.