Merge branch 'main' into Great-Wall

0-ad-history-mod-package/simulation/templates/structures/han/academy.xml

@@ -25,14 +25,17 @@
   <Identity>
     <Civ>han</Civ>
     <GenericName>Imperial Academy</GenericName>
-    <SpecificName>Taixue</SpecificName>
+    <SpecificName>Tàixué</SpecificName>
     <SelectionGroupName>structures/han/academy</SelectionGroupName>
     <Tooltip>Train Champions and research their technologies.</Tooltip>
     <VisibleClasses datatype="tokens">-Village City Academy</VisibleClasses>
     <Icon>structures/embassy_italic.png</Icon>
     <Requirements>
       <Techs datatype="tokens">-phase_village phase_city</Techs>
     </Requirements>
+    <History>
+        The Imperial Academy, or Tàixué, was the highest place of study in ancient imperial China. The academy taught students Confucianism and literature as well as preparing them to take jobs in the empire’s government. It was a large school, at its peak having over 30,000 students and faculty.
+    </History>
   </Identity>
   <Obstruction>
     <Static depth="22.0" width="22.0"/>

0-ad-history-mod-package/simulation/templates/structures/han/ministry.xml

@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@
     <Requirements>
       <Techs datatype="tokens">phase_town</Techs>
     </Requirements>
+    <History>
+        The Han dynasty had a large bureaucratic force to help efficiently manage the empire’s vast resources. The bureaucrats were organized into nine courts, each put under the charge of an imperial minister who was responsible of a specific aspect of the government.
+    </History>
   </Identity>
   <Loot>
     <xp>200</xp>

0-ad-history-mod-package/simulation/templates/units/han/hero_liu_bang.xml

@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
     <Civ>han</Civ>
     <SpecificName>Liú Bāng</SpecificName>
     <Icon>units/han/hero_liu_bang.png</Icon>
+    <History>
+      Liu Bang was born and raised a peasant during the waning years of the Qin dynasty. He was known for being a rebellious yet charismatic child, often getting in trouble with the law. Despite his rebellious nature, he made friends with several officials in the government. They in turn appointed him to be the local sheriff.
+      One day, Liu Bang was ordered to escort a group of prisoners to help build the First Emporer's mausoleum. On the way, a prisoner escaped. If Liu Bang arrived a man short, he would be executed. And if he arrived late, having spent time to recapture the man, he would also be killed. So instead, Liu Bang let all the prisoners free and started a revolt.
+      Over the next few years of fight, Liu Bang became a successful general. However, it was Xiang Yu, the rebel leader, who ultimately defeated the Qin dynasty. Xiang Yu split China's land into eighteen kingdoms and instated nobles, or his generals, as rulers. Liu Bang received the land of Han.
+      However, this arrangement proved unstable. War broke out between the kingdoms, and Liu Bang conquered several others of his rivals. Despite numerical superiority, however, Liu Bang suffered heavy defeats against Xiang Yu.
+      It wasn't until Liu Bang allied with other states, did he manage to defeat Xiang Yu in the Battle of Gaixia. Xiang Yu took his own life, and Liu Bang had united China, founding the Han dynasty in 202 BC. Liu Bang appointed himself the first emperor, the Emperor Gaozu of Han.
+      Liu Bang kept many elements from the Qin dynasty. However, he did not forget his upbringing in the peasantry. He implemented policies lowering taxes on peasants, which strengthened rural agriculture and restored the war-impaired economy. He also reduced the severity of punishments from the Qin dynasty. This made Liu Bang very popular, especially among commoners. Inspired by a Confucianist teacher and philosopher, Liu Bang introduced Confucianism as the state ideology, in contrast to the legalistic approach present in the Qin dynasty.
+      Although Liu Bang died of illness in 195 BC, the dynasty he had founded would go on to (with a short interruption) become the longest-lasting and one of the most prosperous in Chinese history. 
+    </History>
   </Identity>
   <Promotion disable=""/>
   <VisualActor>

Sources/Han.md

@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ Archer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_archery by Vantha
 
 Crossbowman: https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=ixC29MEs3_276d_i& by Vantha
 
+Han Acadamy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taixue by ShadowOfHassen
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+Swordsmen (cavalry and infantry): https://youtube.com/watch?v=xzIKiGCRhG0 by Vantha
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+Imperial ministry: Vantha's article on the Ministers & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine_Courts: By ShadowOfHassen
 
 barracks: https://totallyhistory.com/han-dynasty-military/ by Vantha
 Swordsmen (cavalry and infantry): https://youtube.com/watch?v=xzIKiGCRhG0 by Vantha
@@ -61,3 +68,7 @@ Imperial Pallace: By ShadowOfHassen
 
 walls: https://youtube.com/watch?v=FwEkp4I75OA& by Vantha
 
+Liu Bang: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gaozu-emperor-of-Han-dynasty & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Gaozu_of_Han by Vantha & ShadowOfHassen
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