context: The Han Dynasty (漢 (汉) [hàn]) was China in 206 BC. - 220 yards. ruled the dynasty. Its 400-year reign makes it one of the longest-standing dynasties in Chinese history. The era is divided between the Western and Eastern Han dynasties, with the short lived Xin dynasty between them. [1] [2] During the Han period, Confucian philosophy spread to the ideology of the state. During this time, China took control of the 8,000-kilometer Silk Road trade route, which linked Chang-an to the Middle East. The Han Dynasty has also given its name to China's largest nation, the Han Chinese. [3]
question: When was the Han Dynasty founded?
answers.text: 206 BC