Wang Mang, courtesy name Jujun and officially titled the Shijianguo Emperor, was the founder and only emperor of the short lived Xin dynasty of imperial China. Originally an official and consort kin of the Han dynasty, he seized the throne in AD 9. The Han dynasty was restored after his overthrow, and his rule marked the separation between the earlier Western Han dynasty and the later Eastern Han dynasty.
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The Han dynasty was restored after his overthrow, and his rule marked the separation between the earlier Western Han dynasty and the later Eastern Han dynasty.
- Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
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Wang Mang (45 BC - 6 October AD 23), courtesy name Jujun
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