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Han emperors based their rule on the teaching of Confucius.
Han ruled china by having a strong central government.
Yes, the Han Dynasty agreed with Confucianism.
There's more than 5 emperors in the Han dynasty. Liu Bei, Cao Cao & Sun Quan were of the Three Kingdoms Period which is actually considered separate from the Han dynasty at the time it occurred. But in history books it's under the Han dynasty. Dong Zhuo & Yuan Shao were warlords, never emperors!
Han emperors increased the influence of Confucianism in chain by including it into their government, that he who learnd confucian teachings would be courtours and dignified and posses a through knowledge of history, music, and poetry. - Milo :]
It isn't any more difficult to govern in China than any other country. In fact, because of totalitarian nature of the government, it is easier.
Emperor Gaozu of Han was the first emperor of the Han Dynasty, which ruled over china from 202 BCE to 195 CE.
The kings of the Han Dynasty ruled China for about 400 years. They ruled from 206 BC until 220 AD. The population during the Han Dynasty was 57,671,400.
Among imperial China's most important emperors: Qin Shi Huang, Han Wudi, Taizong, Kublai, Yongle and Kangxi.
The Hans didn't rule harshly like the Qins in their dynasty of ancient China. The Han dynasty was China's Golden Age anyway.
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