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Under Hàn Wǔdì, the Chinese state also expanded north, into [[Manchuria]] and [[Lelang|northern Korea]], territory it would continue to hold until [[313]] CE, as well as expanding southward into Vietnam, where it would continue to hold territory for over 1000 years. Hàn Wǔdì also fought several campaigns against the nomadic [[Xiongnu]] people of the north, sending armies of roughly 100,000 men into Xiongnu territory several times between 129-119 BCE, expanding the [[Great Wall]], and establishing new settlements in [[Gansu province]]. This new colony, originally settled by a group of roughly 700,000, would develop into a major outpost along the [[Silk Road]].
Under Hàn Wǔdì, the Chinese state also expanded north, into [[Manchuria]] and [[Lelang|northern Korea]], territory it would continue to hold until [[313]] CE, as well as expanding southward into Vietnam, where it would continue to hold territory for over 1000 years. Hàn Wǔdì also fought several campaigns against the nomadic [[Xiongnu]] people of the north, sending armies of roughly 100,000 men into Xiongnu territory several times between 129-119 BCE, expanding the [[Great Wall]], and establishing new settlements in [[Gansu province]]. This new colony, originally settled by a group of roughly 700,000, would develop into a major outpost along the [[Silk Road]].
Following his death in 87 BCE, Emperor Wu was succeeded by his young son, who ruled as [[Emperor Zhao of Han]], with [[Huo Guang]] as regent.<ref>Burton Watson (trans.), ''Courtiers and Commoners in Ancient China: Selections from the History of the Former Han by Pan Ku'', Columbia University Press (1974), 123.</ref>
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|width="32%"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Emperor Jing of Han]]'''
|width="35%"|'''Emperor of the [[Han Dynasty]]'''<br> 141-87 BCE
|width="32%"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Emperor Zhao of Han]]'''
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==References==
==References==
*Albert Craig, ''The Heritage of Chinese Civilization'', Third Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 33.
*Albert Craig, ''The Heritage of Chinese Civilization'', Third Edition, Prentice Hall (2011), 33.
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[[Category:Emperors|Wu]]
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[[Category:Yayoi Period]]
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