NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Ethnic groups in Chinese history

Any non clear-cut connection is denoted by a question mark (?) beside the equivalences. As many ethnic groups have appeared in history, this table is certainly not complete. The purpose of this page is to stimulate conversation and constructive arguments on connecting Eastern and Western knowledge of those ethnic groups.

Pinyin Romanization	Names in Chinese characters and Pronunciation	Approximate residence according to Chinese texts	Time of appearance in the history of China	Equivalence(s) in World history	Time of appearance outside China	Descendant(s)
Miao	苗 (miao2)	Various areas stretching from provinces (Hebei, Shanxi) north of the Huang He to Yunnan province	As early as 25th century B.C. to present	Miao	see Miao	Laotians, ethnic groups in China, America and Europe
Xiongnu, Xianyun	匈奴 (xiong1 nu2), 玁狁 (xian3 yun3)	Today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, northern portions of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and eastern portion of Xinjiang	6th century B.C. ? to late 1st century for Northern Xiongnu who migrated westward after that period. Southern Xiongnu remained active until mid 5th century then assimilated into Chinese	Huns	late 4th century to mid 6th century in Europe	No known descendants
Yuezhi	月氏 (Yue4 Zhi1)	Gansu, Xinjiang	6th century B.C. ? to 162 B.C., then driven out by Xiongnu.	Kushans, Tocharians?	mid 2nd century B.C. in Central Asia	No known descendants
Wuhuan	烏桓 (wu1 huan2)	western portions of Manchuria (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning provinces) and Inner Mongolia	4th century B.C. to late 3rd century, assimilated into Chinese	No known equivalence	N/A	No known descendants
Xianbei	鮮卑 (xian1 bei1)	Manchuria (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning provinces), Mongolia and Inner Mongolia. Moved into areas north of the Huang He as they founded a dynasty there.	4th century B.C. ? to mid 6th century, assimilated into Chinese	No known equivalence, possibly prototurks Tuoba (Tabgač?)	N/A	No known descendants
Qiang	羌 (qiang1)	Gansu, Qinghai, westren portion of Sichuan, eastern portion of Xinjiang and northeastern portion of Tibet	4th century B.C. ? to late 5th century, assimilated into Chinese	No known equivalence	N/A	as minorities in Sichuan
Di	氐 (di1)	Areas of neighboring borders of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Shaanxi	8th century B.C. ? to mid 6th century, assimilated into Chinese	No known equivalence	N/A	as minorities in Sichuan
Jie	羯 (jie2)	Shanxi province	late 2nd century to mid 4th century, assimilated into Chinese	No known equivalence	N/A	No known descendants
Dingling, Gaoche, Shule	丁零 (ding1 ling2), 高車 (gao1 che1), 疏勒 (shu1 le4)	banks of Lake Baikal and on the borders of Today Mongolia and Russia then migrated to Shanxi province and Xinjiang region	1st century BC to late 5th century, assimilated into Chinese	?	?	some descendants still living by the lake ?
Rouran, Ruru,	柔然 (rou2 ran2), 蠕蠕 (ru2 ru2), 茹茹 (ru2 ru2)	Today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, northern portions of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and eastern portion of Xinjiang	early 3rd century to early 6th century	Avars?	late 6th century to early 9th century	descendants living in today Daghestan?
Tujue	突厥 (tu2 jue2)	Today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, northern portions of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Xinjiang, eastern portion of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan	late 5th century to mid 10th century	Gokturks	mid 6th century to early 9th century	The western Turks migrated to modern-day Turkey while the eastern Turks assimiliated to the Uyghurs in Xinjiang
Huihe	回紇 (hui2 he2)	Today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, northern portions of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia	early 7th century to mid 10th century	Uyghurs	early 9th century to present	largest ethnic group in Xinjiang region
Tubo	吐蕃(tu3 fan1) sometimes pronounced as 吐播 (tu3 bo1)	Today Tibet, Qinghai, western border of Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi and Southern border of Xinjiang	mid 6th century to present	Tibetans	early 6th century to present	Tibetans
Qidan	契丹 (qi4 dan1)	Today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Liaoning, northern border of Shanxi and Hebei and later in Xinjiang and eastern border of Kazakhstan	late 5th century to mid 13th century	Khitan	early 6th century to present	No known descendants
Xi	奚 (xi1)	more or less the same residence of the Khitans since regarded as two ethnic groups with one unique ancestry	mid 6th century to mid 12th century	No known equivalence	N/A	No known descendants
Shiwei	室韋 (shi4 wei2)	Today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, western Manchuria and southern Siberia	late 6th century - late 10th century	No known equivalence	N/A	conquered by Khitans, splinter groups and remnants re-emerged as Mongols
Menggu	蒙古 (meng2 gu3)	Today Mongolia, Inner Mongolia, western Manchuria, southern Siberia, eastern and central Xinjiang before Genghis Khan	since late 8th century (?)	Mongol	late 12th century to present	Mongol
Dangxiang	党項 (dang3 xiang4)	Ningxia, Gansu, northern portions of Shanxi, southwestern portion of Mongolia, Southeastern portion of Xinjiang	mid 8th century to early 13th century	Tanguts	?	No known descendants
Mohe	靺鞨 (mo4 he2)	Manchuria and northern portion of Inner Mongolia, helped to establish Bohai	early 7th century to early 10th century.	Malgal	N/A	Jurchen (see entry below)
Nüzhen or Manzhouren	女真 (nü3 zhen1), 滿洲人 (man3 zhou1 ren2), 滿人 (man3 ren2)	Manchuria and northern portion of Inner Mongolia	early 10th century to present, established Jin Dynasty and Qing Dynasty	Jurchen, Mancho, Manchus or Manchurian	Since mid 17th century, first encountered by Russians	largest ethnic group in Dongbei region or Manchuria. Their culture has very much assimilated with the Chinese but some distinctive aspects still remain.

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Shaanxi (Simplified Chinese: é™•è¥¿; Traditional Chinese: é™è¥¿; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shensi, pronounced like Shahn-shee) is a northwestern province of the Peoples Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains... Jump to: navigation, search Gansu (Simplified Chinese: ç”˜è‚ƒ; Traditional Chinese: ç”˜è‚…; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, or modified as Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Ningxia (Simplified Chinese: å®å¤; Traditional Chinese: å¯§å¤; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ning-hsia; Postal Pinyin: Ningsia) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China, located on the northwest loess highland, the Yellow River flows through a vast area of its land. ... Xinjiang (Chinese: æ–°ç–†; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang; literal meaning: New Frontier; Uyghur: ), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... // Events The Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Eurasian Avars were a nomadic people of Eurasia who migrated into central and eastern Europe in the 6th century. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... This earthenware dish was made in 9th century Iraq. ... The Republic of Dagestan (Russian: Респу́блика Дагеста́н) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shanxi (Chinese: å±±è¥¿; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shansi) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shaanxi (Simplified Chinese: é™•è¥¿; Traditional Chinese: é™è¥¿; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shensi, pronounced like Shahn-shee) is a northwestern province of the Peoples Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains... Jump to: navigation, search Gansu (Simplified Chinese: ç”˜è‚ƒ; Traditional Chinese: ç”˜è‚…; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, or modified as Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Ningxia (Simplified Chinese: å®å¤; Traditional Chinese: å¯§å¤; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ning-hsia; Postal Pinyin: Ningsia) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China, located on the northwest loess highland, the Yellow River flows through a vast area of its land. ... Xinjiang (Chinese: æ–°ç–†; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang; literal meaning: New Frontier; Uyghur: ), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... // Events Romulus Augustus, Last Western Roman Emperor Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... The Gokturks or Kokturks (GÃ¶k-Turks or KÃ¶k-Turks, with the meaning Celestial Turks), known as Tujue (çªåŽ¥ tu2 jue2) in medieval Chinese sources, established the first known Turkic state around 552, after the Huns, under the leadership of Bumin/Tuman Khan/Khaghan (died 552) and his sons, and... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... This earthenware dish was made in 9th century Iraq. ... The Uyghur (also called Uighur, Uygur, or Uigur) [pronounced WEE-gurs] (Simplified Chinese: ç»´å¾å°”; Traditional Chinese: ç¶å¾çˆ¾; pinyin: ) are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living in northwestern China (mainly in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where they are the largest ethnic group together with Han people), Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Russia. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shanxi (Chinese: å±±è¥¿; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shansi) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shaanxi (Simplified Chinese: é™•è¥¿; Traditional Chinese: é™è¥¿; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shensi, pronounced like Shahn-shee) is a northwestern province of the Peoples Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains... Jump to: navigation, search Gansu (Simplified Chinese: ç”˜è‚ƒ; Traditional Chinese: ç”˜è‚…; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, or modified as Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Ningxia (Simplified Chinese: å®å¤; Traditional Chinese: å¯§å¤; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ning-hsia; Postal Pinyin: Ningsia) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China, located on the northwest loess highland, the Yellow River flows through a vast area of its land. ... // Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Syria, Iraq, Persia, North Africa and Central Asia convert to Islam. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... The Uyghur (also called Uighur, Uygur, or Uigur) [pronounced WEE-gurs] (Simplified Chinese: ç»´å¾å°”; Traditional Chinese: ç¶å¾çˆ¾; pinyin: ) are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group living in northwestern China (mainly in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where they are the largest ethnic group together with Han people), Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, and Russia. ... This earthenware dish was made in 9th century Iraq. ... Xinjiang (Chinese: æ–°ç–†; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang; literal meaning: New Frontier; Uyghur: ), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Jump to: navigation, search Tibet (Tibetan: à½–à½¼à½‘à¼‹, Bod, pronounced pÃ¶ in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: è¥¿è—, pinyin: XÄ«zÃ ng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Jump to: navigation, search Qinghai (Chinese: é’æµ·; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ching-hai; Postal System Pinyin: Tsinghai) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, named after the enormous Qinghai Lake (Koko Nor). ... Sichuan (Chinese: å››å·; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; obsolete romanizations include Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gansu (Simplified Chinese: ç”˜è‚ƒ; Traditional Chinese: ç”˜è‚…; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, or modified as Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shaanxi (Simplified Chinese: é™•è¥¿; Traditional Chinese: é™è¥¿; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shensi, pronounced like Shahn-shee) is a northwestern province of the Peoples Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains... Xinjiang (Chinese: æ–°ç–†; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang; literal meaning: New Frontier; Uyghur: ), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tibet (Tibetan: à½–à½¼à½‘à¼‹, Bod, pronounced pÃ¶ in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: è¥¿è—, pinyin: XÄ«zÃ ng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tibet (Tibetan: à½–à½¼à½‘à¼‹, Bod, pronounced pÃ¶ in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: è¥¿è—, pinyin: XÄ«zÃ ng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: æ»¡æ´²; Traditional Chinese: æ»¿æ´²; pinyin: ) is name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ... Jump to: navigation, search Liaoning (Simplified Chinese: è¾½å®; Traditional Chinese: é¼å¯§; pinyin: ) is a northeastern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shanxi (Chinese: å±±è¥¿; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shansi) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Hebei (Chinese: æ²³åŒ—; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ho-pei; Postal System Pinyin: Hopeh) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Xinjiang (Chinese: æ–°ç–†; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang; literal meaning: New Frontier; Uyghur: ), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... // Events Romulus Augustus, Last Western Roman Emperor Rome sacked by Visigoths in 410. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... The Khitan, in Chinese Qidan (å¥‘ä¸¹ Pinyin: QÃ¬dÄn), were an ethnic group which dominated much of Manchuria and was classified in Chinese history as one of the Tungus ethnic groups (æ±èƒ¡æ— dÅng hÃº zÃº). They established the Liao dynasty in 907, which was then conquered in 1125 by the... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: æ»¡æ´²; Traditional Chinese: æ»¿æ´²; pinyin: ) is name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibirâ€™, Sibir; from the Tatar for â€œsleeping landâ€) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... This Buddhist stela from China, Northern Wei period, was built in the early 6th century. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: æ»¡æ´²; Traditional Chinese: æ»¿æ´²; pinyin: ) is name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibirâ€™, Sibir; from the Tatar for â€œsleeping landâ€) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... Xinjiang (Chinese: æ–°ç–†; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang; literal meaning: New Frontier; Uyghur: ), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Jump to: navigation, search It has been suggested that Genghis Khan/temp be merged into this article or section. ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... Honorary guard of Mongolia. ... Ningxia (Simplified Chinese: å®å¤; Traditional Chinese: å¯§å¤; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ning-hsia; Postal Pinyin: Ningsia) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China, located on the northwest loess highland, the Yellow River flows through a vast area of its land. ... Jump to: navigation, search Gansu (Simplified Chinese: ç”˜è‚ƒ; Traditional Chinese: ç”˜è‚…; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kan-su, or modified as Kan-suh) is a province located in the northwest of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shanxi (Chinese: å±±è¥¿; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Shan-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Shansi) is a northern province of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Xinjiang (Chinese: æ–°ç–†; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Hsin1-chiang1; Postal Pinyin: Sinkiang; literal meaning: New Frontier; Uyghur: ), full name Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... (7th century — 8th century — 9th century — other centuries) Events The Iberian peninsula is taken by Arab and Berber Muslims, thus ending the Visigothic rule, and starting almost 8 centuries of Muslim presence there. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... The Tangut were a Tibetan people, who moved to the highlands of western Sichuan sometime before the 10th century AD. Language Their script was derived from, though not identical, to Chinese characters. ... Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: æ»¡æ´²; Traditional Chinese: æ»¿æ´²; pinyin: ) is name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ... Alternate meaning: Bohai Sea Bohai (Chinese) or Balhae (Korean) was a kingdom in northeast Asia from AD 698 to 926, occupying parts of Manchuria, northern Korea, and Russian Far East. ... // Events Islam starts in Arabia, the Quran is written, and Syria, Iraq, Persia, North Africa and Central Asia convert to Islam. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: æ»¡æ´²; Traditional Chinese: æ»¿æ´²; pinyin: ) is name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ... Inner Mongolia (Mongolian: ᠥᠪᠦᠷ ᠮᠣᠨᠺᠤᠯᠤᠨ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠺᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠣᠷᠤᠨ r Mongghul-un bertegen Jasaqu Orun; Chinese: 内蒙古自治区; Hanyu Pinyin: N i Měnggǔ Z qū) is an Autonomous Region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... The Jin Dynasty (é‡‘ pinyin: JÄ«n 1115-1234; Anchu in Jurchen), also known as the Jurchen dynasty, was founded by the Wanyan (å®Œé¡ WÃ¡nyÃ¡n) clan of the Jurchen, the ancestors of the Manchus who established the Qing Dynasty some 500 years later. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Qing Dynasty (Manchu: daicing gurun; Chinese: æ¸…æœ; pinyin: qÄ«ng chÃ¡o; Wade-Giles: ching chao), sometimes known as the Manchu Dynasty, was founded by the Manchu clan Aisin Gioro, in what is today northeast China expanded into China proper and the surrounding territories... The Jurchens (Chinese: 女真, pinyin: nǚzhēn) were a Tungusic people who inhabited parts of Manchuria and northern Korea until the seventeenth century, when they became the Manchus. ... The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Chinese: æ»¿æ— pinyin: MÇŽnzÃº; often shortened to æ»¿, MÇŽn) are an ethnic group who originated in Manchuria. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Extent of Manchuria according to Definition 1 (dark red), Definition 3 (dark red + medium red) and Definition 4 (dark red + medium red + light red) Manchuria (Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: æ»¡æ´²; Traditional Chinese: æ»¿æ´²; pinyin: ) is name given to a vast territorial region in northeast Asia. ...

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