To find out how imperial structures contributed to levels of inequality, researchers writing in Nature Communications examined historical records from both empires at their peak (ca. 165 C.E. for the ...

They found that the average income for people living during the Roman Empire was approximately 2.25 times the subsistence minimum and 1.88 for those living during the Han Dynasty. They also found ...

Chinese archaeologists have reconstructed 6,000 composite armour scales unearthed from the tomb of Liu He – the deposed ninth emperor of the Han dynasty (206BC - AD220) – in the first ...

After defeating Xiang Yu, Liu Bang resurrected the imperial concept, proclaimed the foundation of the Han Dynasty, and came to be known as Emperor Gaozu of Han. After establishing his new capital ...

The ancient Chinese calligraphic scroll by Rao Jie contains an inscription by Emperor Qianlong and his imperial seal.

The historical connection dates back to the second century BCE, when Chinese envoy Zhang Qian of the Han dynasty emperor documented vibrant civilisations in Magadha, now a part of Bangladesh.

The 700-year-old scroll by renowned calligrapher Rao Jie fetched over $32 million after a heated bidding battle at Sotheby’s.

And for anyone looking to truly go to town, then Chef Qian and his team will also prepare for you a super-deluxe set menu, of the type of things usually served to Qing-dynasty emperors and high ...

Only one woman has ever sat on China’s throne as Emperor in her own right. That woman was Wu Zetian (624-705) of the Tang dynasty. And to get there, she left behind a trail of bodies that even ...