The Xin Dynasty

Wang Mang fled to Jiantai , but was killed by a rebellious merchant Du Wu . His death ended the Xin Dynasty .

王莽逃到渐台，被起义商人杜吴杀死，王莽的反动统治至此结束。

The Xin Dynasty lasted only 14 years after Wang Mang usurped the throne , but it was more than a short interlude , and the Western Han and the Eastern Han were completely different because of it .

王莽篡权建立新朝虽然只有14年的时间，但这并非是一个简单的历史插曲，东西汉因此而大不相同。

The peasant rebellions in the later years of the Xin Dynasty first began in the north , and then spread to the Yellow River valley and Yangtze River valley .

新末民众起义首先发生在北方边郡地区，接着在黄河流域、长江流域也爆发了农民暴动。

In 8 AD Wang Mang , one of the empress 's relatives , deposed Ruzi Ying and proclaimed himself emperor of the Xin Dynasty ( 8 ---- 25 A.D. ) .

公元8世纪，王莽——皇后的亲戚之一，废黜了孺子婴并称自己是新朝（公元8世纪至25世纪）的皇帝。

The Western Han Dynasty lasted more than 230 years over 14 generations , including the Xin Dynasty founded by Wang Mang .

汉自高祖刘邦建国，历经十四代230余年（其中包括王莽的新朝>。

In 6 B. C. , Wang Mang , a nephew of the empress of Emperor Yuandi , usurped the throne and three years later founded the Xin Dynasty .

公元前6年，王莽篡位，3年后建立新朝。

Chinese historians call this period as the Eastern Han . The rise and reign of the Wang Clan : Avdling himself of the political corrup-tion in the later years of the Western Han , Wang Mang , the founder of the Xin Dynasty , usurped the throne through consort clans monopolizing power .

王氏家族的崛起和篡位：新朝的创立者王莽是利用西汉末年政治腐败，通过外戚专政来夺取皇位的。