Chapter 8 By 99027768 Period: 221 BCE to 206 BCE Qin Dynasty 220 BCE Chinese population is at around 20 million 210 BCE Qin Shihuangdi Dies Period: 210 BCE to 174 BCE reign of Maodun in the Xiongnu 207 BCE Rebels overwhelm the Qin court 206 BCE Liu Bang restores order throughout China Period: 206 BCE to 9 Fomer Han Dynasty Period: 141 BCE to 87 BCE Han Wudi's rule 124 BCE Han Wudi establishes an imperial university for young men 9 BCE Population of China tripled to 60 million 6 2 year old boy inherits Han imperial throne 9 Wang Mang announced the mandate of heaven passed from the Han to his family Period: 25 to 220 Later Han Dynasty 100 Chinese craftsmen invent paper 189 Faction led by inperial relative killed more than 2000 beardless men