Xin dynasty

The dynasty declared by Wang Mang during his rule over imperial China during AD 9-23

thumb|right|300px|que (tower)|Que towers along the walls of Tang-era Chang'an, as depicted in this mural from [[Li Chongrun's tomb at the Qianling Mausoleum in Shaanxi]]

One of the 1st century AD rebellions against the Xin dynasty

battle between Wang Mang and Liu Xiu in 23 AD

300px|thumb|Map of peasant uprisings in Xin dynasty, including Lulin and Red Eyebrows rebellions Lülin () was one of two major peasant rebellions against Wang Mang's short-lived Xin dynasty in the modern southern Henan and northern Hubei regions. The name Lulin comes from the Lulin Mountains (in modern Yichang, Hubei), where the rebels had their stronghold for a while. Rebels from these two regions banded together to pool their strengths, and their collective strength eventually led to the downfall of the Xin dynasty and a temporary reinstatement of the Han dynasty with Liu Xuan (Gengshi Emper

Chengjia (; 25–36 AD), also called the Cheng dynasty or Great Cheng, was a self-proclaimed empire established by Gongsun Shu in 25 AD after the collapse of the Xin dynasty of Chinese history, rivalling the Eastern Han dynasty founded by Emperor Guangwu later in the same year. Based in the Sichuan Basin with its capital at Chengdu, Chengjia covered a large area including modern Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, Yunnan, and southern Shaanxi, and comprised about 7% of China's population at the time. Chengjia was the most dangerous rival to the Eastern Han and was the last separatist regime in Chi