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How much debt did the Chinese Han Dynasty have?

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There was no such thing as International Finance until much later. And then mostly within Europe. China only got drawn into it by the Opium Wars, when they were forced to pay huge damages for losing wars wages against them. read more

The earliest record of government borrowing in Chinese history was during the Rebellion of the Seven States of the Han dynasty, when the noblemen of Chang'an borrowed funds from a merchant called WuYan to defeat the rebels[1]. read more

Prior to the Han dynasty, markets close to China's northern border engaged in trade with the nomadic tribes of the eastern Eurasian Steppe. The heqin agreement between the Han and nomadic Xiongnu stipulated the transfer of tributary goods from China. read more

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