China: The post-Han Empire of the Dragon
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What's included in Ancient DNA Hub?
- This Ancient DNA Hub DNA test collection provides powerful, innovative, and interactive DNA-based tools to help you find your ancient ancestors, trace your historical lineages, and explore the imperial foundations of Chinese civilization after the Han era.
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Find out how related you are to the rulers, scholars, builders, warriors, and traders of Imperial China, spanning the Silk Road, golden ages, and the final dynasties of the Dragon Empire, including:
Xinjiang Pioneers of the First Silk Road (78 BC – 299 AD), The Han Golden Age (279 BC – 139 AD), From Three Kingdoms to Sui (150 AD – 642 AD), China’s Silk Road Ancestors: The Tang Empire (718 – 820 AD), The Scholar’s DNA: Song Dynasty (861 – 1217 AD), The Khan’s Legacy: Yuan Dynasty (1297 – 1371 AD), Ming Constructors of the Forbidden City (1505 – 1723 AD), The Last Emperors: Ming & Qing DNA (1506 – 1723 AD) from the following sites - Receive a detailed breakdown of your ancient geographical origins, high-resolution ancestry maps, and exact genetic similarity to each imperial-era population.
- Compare your results with over 50 worldwide ancient and modern populations.
- After more than 2,000 years of imperial history, you can reconnect with the people who built China’s roads, capitals, academies, armies, and empires.
- Be part of a comprehensive effort to reconstruct Imperial China using the power of ancient DNA.
- Meet the emperors, scholars, Silk Road traders, conquerors, and master builders of the Dragon Empire — their story could be your story.
- Basic test includes 45 ancient individuals.
- Advanced test includes 213 ancient individuals.
About the test
China: The Post-Han Empire of the Dragon — From Silk Road Pioneers to the Last Emperors
After the fall of the Han Dynasty, China did not fade—it transformed. Empires rose and fell, scholars reshaped thought, traders carried ideas across continents, and builders created monuments that still define civilization today. This compendium traces the uninterrupted imperial heartbeat of China for nearly 2,000 years, revealing how your DNA may connect to the people who ruled, built, traded, conquered, and governed the Dragon Empire from antiquity to the dawn of the modern world.
From the first Silk Road caravans crossing Xinjiang to the artisans who raised the Forbidden City, this is the genetic story of Imperial China in motion—dynamic, expansive, and world-shaping.
What tests are included in this compendium?
This exceptionally comprehensive test merges eight major genomic reconstructions, each representing a defining chapter of post-Han Chinese history:
You will receive a richly layered ancestral profile combining ancient DNA, archaeology, history, and geography. High-resolution maps, haplogroup analyses, and population comparisons reveal how your genetic story may intersect with emperors, scholars, Silk Road merchants, Mongol rulers, and imperial artisans.
This is one of the most complete reconstructions of Imperial Chinese ancestry ever assembled—spanning trade, conquest, philosophy, architecture, and governance. If your heritage touches East Asia, this test offers a rare and powerful opportunity to discover how your lineage may be woven into the living legacy of the Dragon Empire.
After the fall of the Han Dynasty, China did not fade—it transformed. Empires rose and fell, scholars reshaped thought, traders carried ideas across continents, and builders created monuments that still define civilization today. This compendium traces the uninterrupted imperial heartbeat of China for nearly 2,000 years, revealing how your DNA may connect to the people who ruled, built, traded, conquered, and governed the Dragon Empire from antiquity to the dawn of the modern world.
From the first Silk Road caravans crossing Xinjiang to the artisans who raised the Forbidden City, this is the genetic story of Imperial China in motion—dynamic, expansive, and world-shaping.
What tests are included in this compendium?
This exceptionally comprehensive test merges eight major genomic reconstructions, each representing a defining chapter of post-Han Chinese history:
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Xinjiang Pioneers of the First Silk Road (78 BC – 299 AD)
Connect to the traders, settlers, and cultural intermediaries who opened China to Central Asia, Persia, and the Mediterranean—founders of the world’s first global trade network. -
The Han Golden Age (279 BC – 139 AD)
Explore the genetic legacy of China’s first great imperial zenith—an era of bureaucracy, science, expansion, and cultural unity that shaped everything that followed. -
From Three Kingdoms to Sui (150 – 642 AD)
Step into centuries of division, warfare, reunification, and transformation—the crucible that forged medieval China. -
China’s Silk Road Ancestors: The Tang Empire (718 – 820 AD)
Meet the cosmopolitan citizens of Tang China, when Chang’an became the most international city on Earth and Chinese culture radiated across Eurasia. -
The Scholar’s DNA: Song Dynasty (861 – 1217 AD)
Connect to scholars, administrators, and innovators of an era defined by education, philosophy, printing, and early technological revolutions. -
The Khan’s Legacy: Yuan Dynasty (1297 – 1371 AD)
Explore the genetic imprint of Mongol rule, when China became part of the largest land empire in history and East met West at unprecedented scale. -
Ming Constructors of the Forbidden City (1505 – 1723 AD)
Trace ancestry to the master builders, engineers, and craftsmen who constructed China’s most iconic imperial capital. -
The Last Emperors: Ming & Qing DNA (1506 – 1723 AD)
Discover links to the final dynastic rulers of China, whose bloodlines carried imperial tradition into the threshold of the modern age.
You will receive a richly layered ancestral profile combining ancient DNA, archaeology, history, and geography. High-resolution maps, haplogroup analyses, and population comparisons reveal how your genetic story may intersect with emperors, scholars, Silk Road merchants, Mongol rulers, and imperial artisans.
This is one of the most complete reconstructions of Imperial Chinese ancestry ever assembled—spanning trade, conquest, philosophy, architecture, and governance. If your heritage touches East Asia, this test offers a rare and powerful opportunity to discover how your lineage may be woven into the living legacy of the Dragon Empire.
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Why take this test
In the most information-rich era in human history, we’re still limited by one vast unknown—the lives and identities of our ancient ancestors. While our digital age connects us globally, our roots remain largely a mystery, concealed by time and sparse records. Ancient DNA Hub aims to bridge this gap with revolutionary ancient DNA tests, allowing you to trace your roots back to the ancient world in a way once unimaginable.
Before 2010, reading the DNA of ancient people was a distant dream. That changed when scientists sequenced the DNA of a Neanderthal who lived over 30,000 years ago. This breakthrough unlocked the secrets of ancient genomes from people who lived between 15,000 BC and 1800 AD, spreading paleogenomic research across time and continents. Now, a new generation of DNA testing no longer relies on modern populations as stand-ins for ancient tribes. Instead, it goes right to the source, using the DNA of the ancients themselves.
Ancient DNA Hub’s Tests are the first of their kind, crafted solely from the DNA of ancient peoples through our pioneering technology. With our tests, you will receive a uniquely detailed ancient ancestry report, pinpointing specific regions and tribal connections more accurately than ever. Imagine discovering lands, tribes, and empires where your ancestors lived, fought, created, and dreamed millennia ago. By merging genetic data with the knowledge of history and archaeology, Ancient DNA Hub brings the past to life—helping you connect to your heritage on the most personal level.
Before 2010, reading the DNA of ancient people was a distant dream. That changed when scientists sequenced the DNA of a Neanderthal who lived over 30,000 years ago. This breakthrough unlocked the secrets of ancient genomes from people who lived between 15,000 BC and 1800 AD, spreading paleogenomic research across time and continents. Now, a new generation of DNA testing no longer relies on modern populations as stand-ins for ancient tribes. Instead, it goes right to the source, using the DNA of the ancients themselves.
Ancient DNA Hub’s Tests are the first of their kind, crafted solely from the DNA of ancient peoples through our pioneering technology. With our tests, you will receive a uniquely detailed ancient ancestry report, pinpointing specific regions and tribal connections more accurately than ever. Imagine discovering lands, tribes, and empires where your ancestors lived, fought, created, and dreamed millennia ago. By merging genetic data with the knowledge of history and archaeology, Ancient DNA Hub brings the past to life—helping you connect to your heritage on the most personal level.
