His reign was made difficult by the Lu Lin and Chi Mei peasant insurrections.
His reign was made difficult by the Lu Lin and Chi Mei peasant insurrections. He attempted several land reforms, including the distribution of 100 mu to each family, as well as instituting government monopolies. However, all his reforms were rescinded due to the nobility's dissatisfaction and a disastrous flooding of the Huang He. He was toppled by a revolt led by Liu Hsiu, who captured his capital at Chang'an, restoring the dynasty that he took over in 9 CE. FTP, identify this only emperor of the Hsin Dynasty whose reign is considered an interregnum of the Han Dynasty.
His reign was made difficult by the Lu Lin and Chi Mei peasant insurrections.
{Wang Mang}