also: こうかん
noun
Later Han dynasty (25–220 CE); Eastern Han dynasty
Historical term for the Chinese dynasty that followed the Xin dynasty. Usually read ごかん. Also called 東漢 (とうかん).
後漢は紀元25年から220年まで続いた中国の王朝です。
The Later Han (Gokan) was a Chinese dynasty that lasted from 25 CE to 220 CE.
noun
Later Han dynasty (947–950 CE)
Historical term for a short-lived Chinese dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Usually read こうかん. Not to be confused with the earlier Eastern Han.
See also: 五代 (ごだい)
後漢は五代十国時代の王朝の一つで、947年から950年まで存在しました。
The Later Han (Kōkan) was one of the dynasties of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, existing from 947 to 950.
From Chinese 後漢 (Hòu Hàn), literally 'Later Han'. The name distinguishes these dynasties from the earlier Western Han (前漢) and, in the case of the Five Dynasties period, from the earlier Han dynasty of the same era.