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The Western Qin (Simplified Chinese character: 西秦, Traditional Chinese character: 西秦, pinyin Xīq�n (385-400, 409-431)) was a state of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. Note that the Western Qin is entirely distinct from the ancient Qin Dynasty, the Former Qin, and the Later Qin.

All rulers of the Western Qin declared themselves "kings".

Rulers of the Western Qin

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
Liezu (烈祖 Li�zǔ)	Xuanlie (宣烈 Xuānli�)	乞伏國仁 Qǐf� Gu�r�n	385-388	Jianyi (建義 Ji�ny�) 385-388
Gaozu (高祖 Gāozǔ)	Wuyuan (武元 Wǔyu�n)	乞伏乾歸 Qǐf� Gānguī	388-400,409-412	Taichu (太初 Ta�chū) 388-400 Gengshi (更始 G�ngshǐ) 409-412
Taizu (太祖 Ta�zǔ)	Wenzhao (文昭 W�nzhāo)	乞伏熾磐 Qǐf� Ch�p�n	412-428	Yongkang (永康 Yǒngkāng) 412-419 Jianhong (建弘 Ji�nh�ng) 420-428
Did not exist	Houzhu (後主 Ho�zhǔ)	乞伏暮末 Qǐf� M�m�	428-431	Yonghong (永弘 Yǒngh�ng) 428-431

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Western Qin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (84 words)
	The Western Qin (Simplified Chinese character: 西秦, Traditional Chinese character: 西秦, pinyin Xīqín (385-400, 409-431)) was a state of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.
	Note that the Western Qin is entirely distinct from the ancient Qin Dynasty, the Former Qin, and the Later Qin.
	All rulers of the Western Qin declared themselves "kings".

Qin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (157 words)
	Qin (state), a state of China during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.
	The Former Qin (Di), Later Qin (Qiang) and Western Qin (Xianbei) in the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
	King Qin, a title of the Emperor Tang Taizong of China

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