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Encyclopedia > Western Wei Dynasty
Southern and Northern Dynasties
(420-589)
Southern Dynasties: Northern Dynasties:

Song
Qi
Liang
Chen
This article is about China. ... // Events End of the Jin Dynasty in China. ... Events October 17 - The Adige River overflows its banks, flooding the church of St. ... The Southern dynasties 南朝 (nanchao in pinyin: nan2 chao2) include Song Dynasty, Qi Dynasty, Liang Dynasty and Chen Dynasty whose capital were all at Jiankang See also:Chinese history, Southern and Northern Dynasty, Chinese sovereign Categories: History of China ... The Northern Dynasties (北朝 bei3 chao2) included Northern Wei Dynasty, Eastern Wei Dynasty, Western Wei Dynasty, Northern Qi Dynasty, Northern Zhou Dynasty. ... The Song Dynasty (宋朝, previous spelling Sung) (420-479) was first of the four Southern Dynasties in China, followed by the Qi Dynasty. ... Qi Dynasty 齊朝 (479-502) was the second of Southern dynasties in China, followed by the Liang Dynasty. ... Liang Dynasty (also: Leung in Cantonese,) 梁朝 (502-557) was the third of Southern dynasties in China, followed by the Chen Dynasty. ... Chen Dynasty 陳朝 (557-589) was the fourth and the last of the Southern dynasties in China, eliminated by the Sui Dynasty. ...

Northern Wei
Eastern Wei
Western Wei
Northern Qi
Northern Zhou
Northern Wei Buddha Maitreya, 443 AD. A Buddhist stela from the Northern Wei period, build in the early 6th century. ... The Eastern Wei Dynasty followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 534 to 550. ... The Northern Qi Dynasty was one of the Northern dynasties of Chinese history. ... The Eastern Wei Dynasty followed the Western Wei, and ruled northern China from 557 to 581. ...

The Western Wei Dynasty followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 535 to 556. Northern Wei Buddha Maitreya, 443 AD. A Buddhist stela from the Northern Wei period, build in the early 6th century. ... Events Beginning of the Western Wei Dynasty in China. ... Events End of the Western Wei Dynasty in China. ...



After the Northern Wei emperor Yuan Xiu was killed by the Xiongnu general Yuwen Tai, Yuan Baoju was installed as emperor of Western Wei while Yuwen Tai would remain as the virtual ruler. The Western Wei, although smaller than the Eastern Wei in territory and population was able to withstand the attacks from the eastern empire, also due to its better economical conditions Eastern Wei was even able to conquer the whole eastern part of the Liang empire in the south and occupied the territory of modern Sichuan. In 557 Yuwen Jue (宇文覺) deposed emperor Yuan Kuo (元廓) and founded the Northern Zhou. The Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏 386-534) is most noted for the unification of northern China in 440, it was also heavily involved in funding the arts and many antiques and art works from this period have survived. ... A Xiongnu belt buckle. ... An emperor is a (male) monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. ... The Eastern Wei Dynasty followed the disintegration of the Northern Wei, and ruled northern China from 534 to 550. ... Liang Dynasty (also: Leung in Cantonese,) 梁朝 (502-557) was the third of Southern dynasties in China, followed by the Chen Dynasty. ... Sichuan (Chinese: 四川; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Ssu-ch`uan; obsolete romanizations include Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ... Events Beginning of the Northern Zhou Dynasty in northern China. ... The Eastern Wei Dynasty followed the Western Wei, and ruled northern China from 557 to 581. ...

Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號) Born Names Period of Reigns Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their according range of years
Northern dynasty
Western Wei Dynasty 535-556
Convention: Western Wei + posthumous name
Wen Di (文帝 wen2 di4) Yuan Bao Ju (元寶炬 yuan2 bao3 ju4) 535-551 Datong (大統 da4 tong3) 535-551
Fei Di (廢帝 fei4 di4) Yuan Qin (元欽 yuan2 qin1) 552-554 Did not exist
Gong Di (恭帝 gong1 di4) Yuan Kuo (元廓 yuan2 kuo4) 554-556 Did not exist

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The Ming Dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644.
Western historians also argue that the quality of the emperors declined and this was exacerbated by the centralization of authority.
The fall of the Ming Dynasty was a protracted affair, its roots beginning as early as 1600 with the emergence of the Manchu state under Nurhaci.
Northern Wei Dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (235 words)
A Buddhist stela from the Northern Wei period, build in the early 6th century.
The Northern Wei Dynasty (北魏 386-534) is most noted for the unification of northern China in 440, it was also heavily involved in funding the arts and many antiques and art works from this period have survived.
It is thought the dynasty originated from the Tuoba clan of the non-Han Xianbei tribe.
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