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The Han also managed to achieve a degree of peace, securing alliances with or victories against various steppe tribes. They formed an alliance with certain tribes in 50 CE, and sent an army across the [[Gobi Desert]] in [[89]] CE which defeated certain tribes of Xiongnu, who then fled westward, becoming the "Huns" who then threatened Europe. Han armies also expanded west in this period as far as the shores of the Caspian Sea (in [[97]] CE); coupled with certain government policies favorable to merchants, this proved a considerable boon to the Silk Road trade.

The Han also managed to achieve a degree of peace, securing alliances with or victories against various steppe tribes. They formed an alliance with certain tribes in 50 CE, and sent an army across the [[Gobi Desert]] in [[89]] CE which defeated certain tribes of Xiongnu, who then fled westward, becoming the "Huns" who then threatened Europe. Han armies also expanded west in this period as far as the shores of the Caspian Sea (in [[97]] CE); coupled with certain government policies favorable to merchants, this proved a considerable boon to the Silk Road trade.

The dynasty eventually collapsed, however, in 220 CE, in the face of numerous rebellions. The realm fell into disunity, being ruled by a number of polities over the course of the roughly 350-year-long [[Six Dynasties Period]] (220-[[589]]), before being unified once again under the [[Sui Dynasty]].

The dynasty eventually collapsed in 220 CE, however, in the face of numerous rebellions. The realm fell into disunity, being ruled by a number of polities over the course of the roughly 350-year-long [[Six Dynasties Period]] (220-[[589]]), before being unified once again under the [[Sui Dynasty]].

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