Third, Laozi was the Grand Historian and astrologer Lao Dan ( " Old Long-ears "), who lived during the reign ( 384-362 BC ) of Duke Xian ( 獻公 ) of Qin ).

The Xian Y7-100C ( a copy of the AN-24 transport ) was delivered from October 1997, which crashed in May 1998.

By traditional Chinese historiography, no Three Kingdoms era officially existed, since in a legal sense the Mandate of Heaven was passed legitimately from the Han Emperor Xian to Cao Wei, and then on to the Jìn Dynasty.

Lü Bu's men deserted him, Yuan Shu's forces never arrived as reinforcements, and he was bound by his own subordinates Song Xian and Wei Xu and executed on Cao Cao's order.

The " Yang Hui's triangle " was known in China in the early 11th century by the Chinese mathematician Jia Xian ( 1010 – 1070 ).

The emperor Xianzong died during the fighting and was succeeded by Modi ( Li Xian ), the last of the Tangut rulers.

Dou Xian (; Wade-Giles: Tou Hsien, d. AD 92 ) was a prominent Chinese general and statesman of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

For example, Prince Gong of the Qing Dynasty was posthumously named Zhong ( 忠 ), and thus is referred to as Prince Gongzhong ( 恭忠親王 ); Prince Chun was posthumous named Xian ( 賢 ), hence is referred Prince Chunxian ( 醇賢親王 ).

During the 1936 Xian Incident, in which Chiang was taken prisoner by his own general, Zhang Xueliang, Wang favored sending a " punitive expedition " to attack Zhang.

He Yingqin, a pro-Japanese senior general in the Kuomintang, was preparing to lead military forces to Xian from the KMT capital, Nanking at the time of the incident.

The Xian Incident is seen as turning point for the Chinese Communist Party as before the incident the party itself was facing a new round of assaults by Kuomintang forces.

Chinese nationalism had been roused by the Japanese invasion, but potential Chinese resistance was strengthened by Xian Incident leading to the United Front of Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party.

While the country was reeling in confusion, they contacted the CPC and requested a delegation be sent to Xian to discuss Chiang ’ s fate and that of the whole of China.

In 2008 an exhibit was held containing seventeen original soldiers of the Terracotta Army of the Chinese city of Xian.

In terms of seafaring abroad, arguably one of the first Chinese to sail into the Indian Ocean and to reach Sri Lanka and India by sea was the Buddhist monk Fa Xian in the early 5th century ( although diplomatic ties and land trade to Persia and India was established during the earlier Han Dynasty ).

Fa Xian was the first of the Chinese pilgrims who visited India during the reign of Gupta emperor Chandragupta II.

Fa Xian was pleased with the mildness of administration.

# In name, Guan Yu submits to the Emperor Xian ( who was actually a puppet ruler in Cao Cao's control ) and not to Cao Cao.

Sun Ce is said to have then plotted to attack Xuchang under the banner of rescuing Emperor Xian, who was a figurehead held under Cao Cao's control.

Upon hearing this news at Cao Cao's headquarters at Yecheng, Cao Pi hastily declared himself the new Prince of Wei and issuing an edict in the name of his mother, Princess Bian, before receiving an official confirmation from Emperor Xian of Han, of whom he was still technically a subject.

The former Emperor Xian was created the Duke of Shanyang.

Of particular note is the composer, Xian Xinghai, who was active during this period, and composed the Yellow River Cantata which is the most well-known of all of his works.

To do this, he makes use of the Pascal triangle, which he labels as the diagram of an ancient method first discovered by Jia Xian before 1050.

* The height of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xian, China is extended by 5 stories.

* Xian Wen Di, Retired Emperor of Northern Wei, is murdered by Empress Feng.

* Emperor Xian of Han returns to Luoyang ravaged by war and seeks for protection of warlord Cao Cao.

Another version of the story, Ye Xian, appeared in Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang by Duan Chengshi around 860.

After the abolition by Duke Xian, funeral human sacrifice became relatively rare throughout the central parts of China.

While Cao Cao subtly reveals his intention to usurp state power, Liu Bei is officially recognised by Emperor Xian as the Imperial Uncle and seen as a saviour to help the emperor deal with Cao Cao.

Emperor Xian did so, and Cao Pi formally declined three times ( a model that would be followed by future usurpers in Chinese history ), and then finally accepted, ending the Han Dynasty and starting a new Wei Dynasty.

During a solo ride on the Xian Hill ( 峴山 ), Sun Jian was ambushed by Huang Zu's troops, who shot him to death with arrows.

In decisive action, Grand Empress Dowager Wang seized power back from Emperor Ai's male favorite and likely lover Dong Xian ( who was the commander of the armed forces by this point ) and summoned Wang Mang back to the imperial government.

In the first stage of this plan, one of the local commanders kidnapped one of Chanyu Zhi's brothers, Xian ( 咸 ), the Prince of Zuoliwu ( 左犁汙王 ), and his sons Deng ( 登 ) and Zhu ( 助 ), by trickery.

After the destruction of the State of Bi by the Xi Rong people, Bi Wan ( 毕万 ), a scion of the ruling house, escaped to the State of Jin, where he became a courtier of Duke Xian of Jin, accompanying his personal carriage.

Tomb Raider II ( 1997 ) centres on the search for the Dagger of Xian, which is sought by thieves.

In 195, after the death of the warlord Dong Zhuo, Xu Huang followed Yang Feng to escort Emperor Xian from Chang ' an back to Luoyang, which by then was much dilapidated.

A force led by Deng Xian had by then arrived, and its commander came straight for Wei Yan with his spear held forth.

* 220 – Cao Pi forces Emperor Xian of Han to abdicated the Han Dynasty throne.

However, many Chinese historians extend the starting point of this period back to various years during the collapse of the Han dynasty, such as to the Yellow Turban Rebellion in 184 ; the year after the beginning of the rebellion, 185 ; Dong Zhuo deposing and murdering Emperor Shao of Han and establishing Emperor Xian of Han in 189 ; Dong Zhuo sacking Luoyang and moving the capital to Chang ' an in 190 ; or Cao Cao placing the emperor under his control in Xuchang in 196.

In 200, Dong Cheng, an imperial relative, received a secret edict from Emperor Xian to assassinate Cao Cao.

When Cao Pi, King of Wei, usurped the throne from Emperor Xian, the Han Dynasty ceased to exist.

By December his son Cao Pi ( 187 – 226 CE ) had Emperor Xian relinquish the throne to him and is known posthumously as Emperor Wen of Wei.

( At Zhang Hong's request, Cao Cao, in the name of Emperor Xian, commissioned Sun Quan as General Who Attacks Barbarians ( 討虜將軍 ), a title that he would be known for a long time.

After Cao Cao's death in 220, Cao Pi forced Emperor Xian to yield the throne to him, ending the Han Dynasty and establishing the state of Cao Wei.

Cao Cao rescues Emperor Xian from Dong Zhuo's followers and establishes the new imperial court in Xuchang.