Xin 新  | |||||||||||
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| 9–23 | |||||||||||
 Xin dynasty | |||||||||||
| Capital | Chang'an | ||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
| Emperor | |||||||||||
• 9–23 | Wang Mang | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Wang Mang proclaimed emperor | 10 January 9 | ||||||||||
• Chang'an captured | 5 October 23 | ||||||||||
| Currency | Chinese coin, gold, silver, tortoise shell, seashell (see Xin dynasty coinage) | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | China North Korea Vietnam | ||||||||||
The Xin dynasty (/ʃɪn/; Chinese: 新朝; pinyin: Xīn Cháo; Wade–Giles: Hsin¹ Chʻao²), also known as Xin Mang (Chinese: 新莽) in Chinese historiography, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty which lasted from 9 to 23 AD, established by the Han dynasty consort kin Wang Mang, who usurped the throne of the Emperor Ping of Han and the infant "crown prince" Liu Ying. The Xin dynasty ruled for over a decade before it was overthrown by rebels. After Wang's death, the Han dynasty was restored by Liu Xiu, a distant descendant of the Emperor Jing of Han; therefore, the Xin dynasty is often considered an interregnum period of the Han dynasty, dividing it into the Western Han (or "Former Han") and the Eastern Han (or "Later Han").