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The Cheng Han (Simplified Chinese character: 成汉, Traditional Chinese character: 成漢, pinyin Ch�ngh�n) (303 or 304-347) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty (265-420) in China. It represented two states, the Cheng state (成, pinyin Ch�ng) proclaimed in 304 by Li Xiong and the Han state (汉, pinyin H�n) in 338 by Li Shou. Since they were both ruled by the Li family of the Di ethnicity, scholars with Chinese backgrounds often combined them into a single Cheng Han state. Western texts frequently referred to the two states separately. The Chenghan was the earliest establishment of the kingdoms.

All rulers of the Cheng Han declared themselves "emperors".

The commonly accepted founding year of Cheng has been 304. Nevertheless Li Te declared a new era name in 303 and self-declaration of era name has been considered by some Chinese scholars to be a symbol of a new government.

Rulers of the Cheng Han

Temple names	Posthumous names	Family names and given name	Durations of reigns	Era names and their according durations
Chinese convention: use family and given names
Cheng 303 or 304_338
Shizu (始祖 pinyin Shǐzǔ) or Shizu (世祖 Sh�zǔ)	Jing (景 Jǐng)	Li Te (李特 Lǐ T�)	303	Jianchu (建初 Ji�nchū) or Jingchu (景初 Jǐngchū) 303
Did not exist	Did not exist	Li Liu (李流 Lǐ Li�)	several months in 303	Did not exist
Taizong (太宗 T�izōng)	Wu (武 Wǔ)	Li Xiong (李雄 Lǐ Xi�ng)	303-334	Jianxing (建興 Ji�nxīng) 304-306 Yanping (晏平 Y�np�ng) 306-311 Yuheng (玉衡 Y�h�ng) 311-334
Did not exist	Ai (哀 āi)	Li Ban (李班 Lǐ Bān)	7 months in 334	Yuheng (玉衡 Y�h�ng) 7 months in 334
Did not exist	Yougong (幽公 Yōugōng)	Li Qi (李期 Lǐ Qī)	334-338	Yuheng (玉恆 Y�h�ng) 335-338
Han 338-347
Zhongzong (中宗 zhōngzōng)	Zhaowen (昭文 Zhāow�n)	Li Shou (李壽 Lǐ Sh�u)	338-343	Hanxing (漢興 H�nxīng) 338-343
Did not exist	Guiyihou (歸義侯 Guīy�h�u)	Li Shi (李勢 Lǐ Sh�)	343-347	Taihe (太和 T�ih�) 343-346 Jianing (嘉寧 Jiā1n�ng) 346-347

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