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Ancient China Dynasties: Five Dynasties and Ten States (1353 words) |
 | Northern China was ruled during this period by five short-lived military regimes, while the South became split into ten independent states. |
| With the exception of the Northern Han, where the jurisdiction included Shanxi, Shaanxi and part of Hebei Provinces, they were all in the south of China, a location that kept them apart from the conflicts which dominated the Central Plains. |
| One by one the Ten States came under the rule of the Song and with the fall of the Northern Han, China was reunited and the empire that was to last for a thousand years re-established. |
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Northern Ireland - encyclopedia article about Northern Ireland. (4813 words) |
| Northern Ireland's location within the UK Northern Ireland's location within the UK Official languages An official language is a language that is given a unique legal status in the countries, states, and other territories. |
| Northern Ireland was covered by an ice sheet for most of the last ice age and on numerous previous occasions, the legacy of which can be seen in the extensive coverage of drumlins in Counties Fermanagh, Armagh, Antrim and particularly Down. |
| The centrepiece of Northern Ireland's geography is Lough Neagh, at 392 km² the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. |
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