Map of en:Han Dynasty empire 87 BC, showing the capital en:Chang'an and the location of all en:commandery seats. In the Western Regions, a number of pretectorates were Han vassals and under the nominal authority of the Chief Protector of the Western Regions appointed by the Han court.
Created and copyright (2004) by Yuninjie. Released under the GNU FDL. The northern border is the line of the en:Qin Dynastyen:Great Wall. Trade routes are generally based on the work of en:Joseph Needham. Selected non-Chinese peoples are also shown.
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