Henan

Henan (河南, 'South of the River') is a territory in north central China. It is the historical heartland of the Chinese civilization, from which its earliest states emerged.Lewis, Mark Edward. "Geography of Empire". In The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 5–29. Many of China's most important cities have been located here, among them Luoyang, which served as the capital of the Han dynasty in its latter periodIbid. "Imperial Cities", pp. 75–105. and eastern capital during the Tang,Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Beacon Fire (Part 8)Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Last Stand of Justice (Part 1) and Kaifeng, which was capital of the Song dynasty.Kuhn, Dieter. (2009). "Transforming the Capitals". In The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 187–212. Under the Tang, Henan was organized as a while in the present-day, it is a of the .
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Dynasty
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Category:Locations in China