The Han dynasty was the second supreme administration of China, went before by the Qin dynasty from 221 to 207 BC and succeeded by the Three Kingdoms period from 220 to 280 AD. Traversing more than four centuries, the Han period is viewed as a brilliant age in Chinese history. Right up 'til today, China's larger part ethnic gathering alludes to itself as the "Han individuals" and the Chinese script is alluded to as "Han characters". It was established by the revolutionary pioneer Liu Bang, referred to after death as Emperor Gaozu of Han, and quickly hindered by the Xin dynasty (9–23 AD) of the previous official Wang Mang. This interregnum isolates the Han administration into two periods: the Western Han or Former Han (206 BC – 9 AD) and the Eastern Han or Latter Han (25–220 AD)