Xin: Polity Style: 9-23 AD 10 Jan 9 Wáng Mǎng (王莽), holding the title of Ānhàn gōng (安漢公), acceded the imperial throne and proclaimed the establishment of Xin (Book of Han, ch. 99a) AD 10 Jan 9 - AD 6 Oct 23 Xīn (新) | Xin AD 6 Oct 23 polity collapsed after a military defeat by the army of the restored empire of Han and subsequent death of Wáng Mǎng (AD 6 Oct 23) during the storming of the capital, Chang'an, by rebels (Book of Han, ch. 99c) Last updated on: 11 Apr 2022 08:39:24