HAN DYNASTY TOPOGRAPHIC MAP. DATE: Before 168 B.C. MATERIAL: Ink on silk. DIMENSIONS: 3 feet by 3 feet. FOUND: Hunan, China. In 168 B.C., a lacquer box containing three maps drawn on silk was ...

While the Qin dynasty ... Gaozu of Han. After establishing his new capital at Chang’an near Xianyang, he introduced a hybrid administrative system, re-establishing Qin-style commanderies in ...