2 ⟶ First Census Concluded in China

The first census is concluded in China after having begun th...
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📊 First Census Concluded in China

The first census is concluded in China after having begun the year before: final numbers show a population of nearly 60 million (59,594,978 people in slightly more than 12 million households). The census is one of the most accurate surveys in Chinese history.⟶
First Census Concluded in China (2)
CensusDemographicsPopulationHan DynastyGovernanceStatisticsSocial History
ChinaChina

📜 Death of Chinese Historian Ban Biao

Ban Biao, Chinese historian and official (d. AD 54)⟶
Death of Chinese Historian Ban Biao (3)
Han DynastyHistoryHistoriographyScholarSociety
ChinaChina

🌑 Fear of Emperor Ping Di's Fate Due to Lunar Eclipse

AD 6, January – Some Chinese fear for the life of the young, ailing Emperor Ping Di as the planet Mars disappears behind the moon this month.⟶
Fear of Emperor Ping Di's Fate Due to Lunar Eclipse (6)
Han DynastyEmperorAstronomySuperstitionRoyal CourtAstrologyChinese Culture
ChinaChina

📜 Ban Gu's Birth

Ban Gu, Chinese historian and politician (d. AD 92)⟶
Ban Gu's Birth (39)
Han DynastyHistorianLiteratureBiographySocietyAncient greece
ChinaChina

🏘️ Chang'an Census Records Population of 1.96 Million

For the municipal census of the Tang-dynasty Chinese capital city Chang'an and its metropolitan area of Jingzhou Fu (including small towns in the vicinity), the New Book of Tang records that in this year there were 362,921 registered families with 1,960,188 persons.⟶
Chang'an Census Records Population of 1.96 Million (742)
Tang DynastyCensusPopulationChang'anUrbanizationImperial China
ChinaChina

👶 China Ends One-Child Policy

China announces the end of One-child policy after 35 years.⟶
China Ends One-Child Policy (2015)
DemographicsHuman RightsEconomic DevelopmentXi Jinping
ChinaChina