Wang Mang Wang Mang (45 BC-AD 23) was a Chinese statesman and emperor. An official under the former Han dynasty, he took the Han throne and founded his own Hsin dynasty. He attempted many economic and political reforms, all of which failed. Wang Mang owed his posi... more
Wang Mang (born 45 &BC;, China—died Oct. 6, &AD; 23, Chang'an) Founder of the short-lived Xin dynasty (&AD; 9–25), an interlude between the two halves of the Han dynasty in China. Wang's family was well connected to the Han imperial family, and in 8 &B... more
