Han Dynasty Rule
Under the Qin Dynasty, China became unified. It established a strong government by taking over rival kings in nearby areas. After Shi Huangdi, the strong leader of the Qin Dynasty, died the country started to fall apart because of civil war started by rival kings. During the war, Xiang Yu, a aristocratic general, was willing to let the warlords keep their territories as long as they made him their feudal lord. One person who agreed to this was Lui bang . Lui Bangh than turned on Xiang Yu. In 202. B.C. Lui Bang won and declared himself the first empire of the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty ruled for more than 400 years divided by into to 2 periods of time. From there, to destroy the rival king's power, he formed a centralized government in which a central authority controls the running of a state. After he died, Lui Bangs wife took control of the empire rather than his son. Than Wudi, Lui Bang's grandson, started expanding by attacking the Xiongnu a fierce nomad group know for thier deadly archery skills on horseback who where attacking villages. They were surrounding China. The emperor tried sending peace pacages but they would usually take them and continue raiding villages.Then Wudi sent 100,000 soldiers to defeat them. After his victory he colonized the land around China. At the end of all the fighting, Wudi's reign had covered all of present China.