Wang Mang

Han dynasty official and founding Emperor of the Xin Dynasty (c.45 BC-23 AD)

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Lived -45–23, aged 68

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-45–23
Aged 68

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Updated 2026-05-29

Wang Mang seized the Han throne in AD 9 and founded the Xin dynasty, only to get toppled and erased from history as a usurper. His 15-year interruption literally split the Han dynasty in two.

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Wang Mang, courtesy name Jujun, officially titled the Shijianguo Emperor, was the founder and the only emperor of the short-lived Xin dynasty of imperial China. Originally an official and consort kin of the Han dynasty, Wang seized the throne in AD 9. The Han dynasty was restored after his overthrow, and his rule marked the separation between the earlier Western Han dynasty and the later Eastern Han dynasty.

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