Antiquity
Xin Dynasty
- Period
- AD 6 – AD 29
- Duration
- approx. 23 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 6
- Area (max.)
- approx. 4.5 million km²
Profile
Strength
A short-lived dynasty ruled only by its founder Wang Mang, who tried to reform land and money thoroughly.
Famous figures
- Wang Mang
Wars & battles lost
- Red Eyebrows rebellion (from AD 18)
- Battle of Kunyang (AD 23)
Languages
- Chinese
Period and duration
Xin Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 6 to AD 29, roughly 23 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Xin Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 6: the mapped borders then cover about 4.5 million km², roughly 3% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 5)
After
Neighbours around AD 6
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Parthian Empire
- Xiongnu
- Satavahana Dynasty
- Indo-Scythians
- Indo-Parthians
- Yuezhi
- Wusun
- Goguryeo
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 6 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Xin Dynasty on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.