1st century AD in the context of "Eastern Han dynasty"

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⭐ Core Definition: 1st century AD

The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 (represented by the Roman numeral I) through AD 100 (C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the 1st century AD or 1st century CE to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The Roman Empire, Han China and the Parthian Persia were the most powerful and hegemonic states.

During this century, the Roman Empire (ruled by the Julio-Claudian and Flavian dynasties) continued to be in a period of relative stability known as Pax Romana, withstanding a financial crisis in 33 and a civil war in 69. In Europe, Rome expanded into Britain and fought wars in Germania and Dacia. In Africa, Rome was challenged by Tacfarinas, who led his own Musulamii tribe and a loose and changing coalition of other Berber tribes before being defeated in 24. In West Asia, Rome defeated a Jewish rebellion (66–73) and fought a war with Parthia from 58–63, though the latter conflict was inconclusive. In East Asia, the Chinese Western Han dynasty was overthrown and replaced by the Xin dynasty in 9, which in turn faced its own rebel movements (namely the Red Eyebrows and Lulin), and was replaced by the Eastern Han dynasty in 25. The Eastern Han dynasty then faced and quelled a rebellion by the Trưng sisters (40–43). In 58, the Eastern Han dynasty entered a golden age with the Rule of Ming and Zhang, who were generally regarded as able administrators who cared about the common welfare of the people and who promoted officials with integrity. On its northern frontier, the Chinese dynasties waged intermittent war with the Xiongnu before emerging victorious in 91. The states of Funan and Xianbei were also established in this century.

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1st century AD in the context of 1st century BC

The 1st century BC, also known as the last century BC and the last century BCE, started on the first day of 100 BC and ended on the last day of 1 BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero; however, astronomical year numbering does use a zero, as well as a minus sign, so "2 BC" is equal to "year –1". 1st century AD (Anno Domini) follows.

In the course of the century, all the remaining independent lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea were steadily brought under Roman control, being ruled either directly under governors or through puppet kings appointed by Rome. The Roman state itself was plunged into civil war several times, finally resulting in the marginalization of its 500-year-old Roman Republic, and the embodiment of total state power in a single man—the Roman emperor.

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Jesus → Crucifixion of Jesus → Galba → Otho → Vitellius → Vespasian → Year of the Four Emperors → Great Fire of Rome → Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire → Colosseum → Inaugural games of the Flavian Amphitheatre → Siege of Jerusalem (70 CE) → First Jewish–Roman War → Trưng sisters → Trung sisters' rebellion → Han dynasty → Boudica → Iceni → Boudican revolt → Ancient Chinese coinage → Xin dynasty → Century → AD 1 → Roman numeral → AD 100 → Julian calendar → Anno Domini → Common Era → 1st century BC → Classical era → History by period → Roman Empire → Parthian Empire → Hegemony → Julio-Claudian dynasty → Flavian dynasty → Pax Romana → Financial crisis of 33 → Roman conquest of Britain → Chronology of warfare between the Romans and Germanic tribes → Domitian's Dacian War → Tacfarinas → Musulamii → Roman–Parthian War of 58–63 → Western Han → Red Eyebrows → Lulin → Eastern Han dynasty → Rule of Ming and Zhang → Han–Xiongnu War → Xiongnu → Funan → Xianbei state →