During the Warring States Period and the early Han Dynasty, China grew greatly and the need arose for a solid and centralized cadre of government officers able to read and write administrative papers.

During the Han Dynasty, Confucianism developed from an ethical system into a political ideology used to legitimize the rule of the political elites.

During the Han dynasty period, the important Confucian text Lessons for Women ( Nüjie ), was written by Ban Zhao ( 45-114 CE ): by a woman, for women.

During the Qing Dynasty many philosophers objected against Neo-Confucianism and there was a return to the Han Dynasty Confucianism, and also the reprise of the controversy between Old Text and New Text.

During this time, there were exceptional landscape painters like Dong Yuan ( refer to this article for an example of his artwork ), and those who painted more vivid and realistic depictions of domestic scenes, like Gu Hongzhong and his Night Revels of Han Xizai.

During the Han dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing, who was mayor of Changsha near the end of the 2nd century AD, wrote a Treatise on Cold Damage, which contains the earliest known reference to the Neijing Suwen.

During the late Eastern Han, disastrous upheavals again occurred in the process of social transformation, leading to the greatest social disorder in Chinese history.

During the Qianlong Emperor's reign, for example, members of his family were distinguished by garments with a small circular emblem on the back, whereas Han officials wore clothing with a square emblem.

During the Tang Dynasty, Han Yu further formalized and defined Confucian beliefs as an apologetic response to Buddhism.

During the Han dynasty, cotton was grown by non Chinese peoples in the southern Chinese province of Yunnan.

During the widespread rebellion against Wang Mang, the Korean state of Goguryeo was free to raid Han's Korean commanderies ; Han did not reaffirm its control over the region until 30 CE.

During the turbulent reign of Wang Mang, Han lost control over the Tarim Basin, which was conquered by the Northern Xiongnu in 63 CE and used as a base to invade Han's Hexi Corridor in Gansu.

During the Eastern Han, conscription could be avoided if one paid a commutable tax.

During the Warring States Period preceding the Qin Dynasty, the major states vying for dominance were Yan, Zhao, Qi, Chu, Han, Wei and Qin.

During the Qin Dynasty, Confucianism — along with all other non-Legalist philosophies — was suppressed by the First Emperor ; early Han Dynasty emperors did the same.

During the Legacy of the Force series, set some 35 years after Return of the Jedi, Leia supports Han, who feels allegiance to his native Corellia, even though she remains a Jedi Knight.

During a heated battle with Jabba's henchmen, Han saves Calrissian from being devoured by a Sarlaac ; in return, Calrissian helps Han and his friends destroy Jabba's barge.

During the raid which promises generous rewards to Han and his compatriots, Tharen's Red Hand Squadron double crosses Lando and the rest of Han's friends.

During the Qing Dynasty's two-century rule over Taiwan, the population of Han on the island increased dramatically.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu sent the general Wei Qing to reconquer the Hetao region from the Xiongnu in 127 BC.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty ( 25 – 220 AD ), Xiongnu who surrendered to the Han Dynasty began to be settled in Hetao, and intermingled with the Han immigrants in the area.

During the Ming dynasty the last construction on the Great Wall was undertaken to protect China from foreign invasions.

During the Yuan dynasty, Halal methods of slaughtering animals and preparing food was banned and forbidden by the Mongol Emperors, starting with Genghis Khan who banned Muslims and Jews from slaughtering their animals their own way, and making them follow the Mongol method.

During the Joseon dynasty, they were specific professions like basket weaving and performing executions.

During the Piast dynasty Christianity was adopted in 966 and medieval monarchy established.

During the Piast dynasty rule ( 10th – 14th century ), Poland was formed and established as a state and a nation.

During the Mughal era, the dominant political forces consisted of the Mughal Empire and its tributaries and, later on, the rising successor states-including the Maratha Empire-which fought an increasingly weak Mughal dynasty.

During Egypt's first dynasty ( c. 3000 BC ), sailors were sent out onto its waters, journeying to Punt, thought to be part of present-day Somalia.

During John's reign, England lost the duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France, which resulted in the collapse of most of the Angevin Empire and contributed to the subsequent growth in power of the Capetian dynasty during the 13th century.

During his campaigns in the early 12th century, Bolesław III Wrymouth reacquired Pomerania for Poland, and made the local " Griffin " dynasty his vassals.

During the Herodian dynasty rule, the area has become part of Judaea.

During the reign of Almoravids, the position of the Jews was apparently free of significant abuses, but after another Berber dynasty, Almohads, conquered Córdoba in 1148 they have abolished the dhimma status ( i. e. state protection of life and wealth ) in some of their territories which threatened the Jewish and Christian communities with the choice of conversion to Islam, death, or exile.

During the eulogy he also read Caesar's will, which left most of his property to the people of Rome: whatever Caesar's real intentions had been, Antony presumably meant to demonstrate that contrary to the conspirators ' assertions, Caesar had no intention of forming a royal dynasty.

During the final century of the Merovingian rule, the dynasty was increasingly pushed into a ceremonial role.

During this period, the Minneapolis Lakers, led by center George Mikan, won five NBA Championships and established themselves as the league's first dynasty.

During their dynasty years in the 1970s, the A's had dozens of uniform combinations with jerseys and pants in all three team colors, and in fact did not wear the traditional gray on the road, instead wearing green or gold, which helped to contribute to their nickname of " The Swingin ' A's.

During the Zemene Mesafint or " Age of Princes " of Ethiopia, Emperors became figureheads, controlled by warlords like Ras Mikael Sehul of Tigray, and by the Oromo Yejju dynasty, which later led to 17th century Oromo rule of Gondar, changing the language of the court from Amharic to Afaan Oromo.

During the eighteenth dynasty ( sixteenth to fourteenth centuries BC ) the title pharaoh was employed as a reverential designation of the ruler.

During the Tang dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang promoted large-scale tug of war games, using ropes of up to 167 meters with shorter ropes attached and more than 500 people on each end of the rope.

During the Konbaung dynasty, solid gold images of deceased kings and their consorts were worshiped three times a year by the royal family, during the Burmese New Year ( Thingyan ), at the beginning and at the end of the Buddhist lent.

During the 11th century, the Sanhaja tribal confederation allied with the Lamtuna tribe to found the Almoravid dynasty.

During the Qing dynasty, criminal justice was based on extremely detailed Great Qing Legal Code.