#OTD in #ChineseHistory: In 9 CE, Wang Mang #王莽 (45 BCE–23 CE) deposes the last ruler of the Western Han 西 #漢, Liu 'Infant' Ying 劉孺子嬰 (5–25 CE) and ascends the throne as the first emperor of his own 'New' #新 Dynasty—which will only last for 14 years and not outlive him.