Since the early third century C.E., the Chinese population has referred to itself as

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The Han people were the majority ethnic group in China and have referred to themselves as such since the early third century C.E. The Mandate of Heaven referred to a belief system in which the legitimacy of Chinese emperors was believed to be granted by divine approval, while the Qinese and Xiongnu are not historically significant terms in Chinese identity.

Since the Early Third Century C