April 2023

Overview Chinese Name: 十六国 English Name: Sixteen Kingdoms Other Name：Sixteen Kingdoms of the Five Barbarians 五胡十六国 Duration: About 304 AD – 439 AD Dynasties: five Liangs, four Yans, three Qins, two Zhaos, Cheng Han, Xia Sixteen Kingdoms 十六国 Brief Introduction The Sixteen Kingdoms 十六国 (304 ~ 439) was a period of great division in Chinese history. The Sixteen Kingdoms period […]

Overview Chinese Name: 南朝 English Name: Southern Dynasties, Nan Chao Duration: About 420 AD – 589 AD King: Liu Yu 刘裕、Xiao Daocheng 萧道成、Xiao Yan 萧衍、Chen Baxian 陈霸先 Dynasties: Liu Song (420 – 479) 刘宋, Nan Qi (479-502) 南齐, Nan Liang (502-557) 南梁, Chen Dynasty (557-589) 陈朝 Territory Map of Southern Dynasty 南朝疆域图 Brief Introduction The Southern Dynasties 南朝 (420-589) is

Overview Chinese Name: 三国 English Name: Three Kingdoms Period; San Guo Duration: About 220 AD – 280 AD King: Cao Pi 曹丕( Cao Wei 魏国); Liu Bei 刘备( Shu Han 蜀国); Sun Quan 孙权( Sun Wu 孙吴) Division map of the Three Kingdoms period 三国区划图 Brief Introduction The Three Kingdoms Period 三国时期 (220-280 years) is a historical period in

Overview Chinese Name: 明朝 English Name: Ming Dynasty, Ming Chao Other Name：Great Ming 大明, Zhu Ming 朱明 Duration: About 1368 AD – 1644 AD King: Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, Zhu Di 朱棣, Zhu Zhanji 朱瞻基 Territory Map of Ming Dynasty 明朝疆域图 Brief Introduction The Ming Dynasty 明朝 (1368-1644) was a dynasty in Chinese history. It was founded by Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋,

Overview Chinese Name: 清朝 English Name: Qing Dynasty, Qing Chao Other Name：Great Ming 大明, Zhu Ming 朱明 Duration: About 1636 AD – 1912 AD King: Nurhachi 努尔哈赤, Huangtaiji 皇太极, Emperor Shunzhi 顺治帝, Emperor Kangxi 康熙帝, Emperor Yongzheng 雍正帝, Emperor Qianlong 乾隆帝 Territory Map of the Qing Dynasty 清朝疆域图 Brief Introduction The Qing Dynasty 清朝 (1636-1912) was the last feudal

Overview Chinese Name: 元朝 English Name: Yuan Dynasty, Yuan Chao Other Name：Great Yuan and Great Mongolia 大元大蒙古, Great Dynasty Duration: About 1271 AD – 1368 AD King: Kublai Khan 忽必烈, Timur 铁穆耳, Haishan 海山 Territory Map of Yuan Dynasty 元朝疆域图 Brief Introduction The predecessor of the Yuan Dynasty 元朝 was great Mongolia established by Genghis Khan 成吉思汗. In view of

Overview Chinese Name: 西夏 English Name: Western Xia Duration: About 1038 AD – 1127 AD Other Name: Western Dynasty 西朝, Great White High Kingdom 大白高国 King：Li Jiqian 李继迁, Li Deming 李德明, Li Yuanhao 李元昊   Territory Map of the Western Xia 西夏疆域图 Brief Introduction Western Xia 西夏 (1038-1227) was a dynasty established by the Dangxiang people 党项人 in Northwest China history,

Overview Chinese Name: 唐朝 English Name: Tang Dynasty, Tang Chao Other Name：Li Tang 李唐, Great Tang Dynasty 大唐王朝 Duration: About 618 AD – 907 AD King: Li Yuan 李渊, Li Shimin 李世民, Li Zhi 李治, Li Longji 李隆基 Territory Map of Tang Dynasty 唐朝疆域图 Brief Introduction The Tang Dynasty (618-907) is a unified Central Plains Dynasty following the Sui

Overview Chinese Name: 十国 English Name: Ten Countries, Shi Guo Duration: About 902 AD – 979 AD Kingdoms：Former-Shu 前蜀, Later Shu 后蜀, Southern Wu (Yang Wu) 南吴（杨吴）, Southern Tang 南唐, Wu Yue 吴越, Min 闽国, Southern Chu (Machu) 南楚（马楚）, Southern Han 南汉, Nanping (Jingnan) 南平（荆南）, Northern Han 北汉   Territory Map of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十国疆域图 Brief Introduction The Ten Countries (902-979) is a general

Overview Chinese Name: 五代 English Name: Five Dynasties, Wu Dai Duration: About 907 AD – 979 AD Dynasties：Later Liang 后梁 (907–923), Later Tang 后唐 (923–937), Later Jin 后晋 (936–943), Later Han 后汉 (947–951), Later Zhou 后周 (951-960)   Territory Map of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十国疆域图 Brief Introduction The Five Dynasties 五代 (907-960) is not a certain Dynasty, but a special