Emperor Wu of Han
156 BCE–87 BCE · Person
Longest-reigning Han emperor; vast territorial expansion and adoption of Confucianism.
On these timelines: People, Master, China
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Around 156 BCE
- Qin Shi Huang unifies China (221 BCE)
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- Second Punic War (218 BCE)
- Han open the Silk Road (130 BCE)
- Terracotta Army buried (210 BCE)
- Great Wall first connected under Qin (215 BCE)
- Third Punic War / Destruction of Carthage (149 BCE)