Later Qin
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Qin, known in historiography as the Later Qin or Yao Qin, was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Yao clan of Qiang ethnicity during the Sixteen Kingdoms period in northern China. As the only Qiang
Later Qin in 404 AD
Maijishan Grottoes in present-day Tianshui, Gansu.
Statue of Kumārajīva in front of Kizil Caves, Kucha, Xinjiang, China
Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)
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Xia, known in historiography as Hu Xia, Xiongnu Xia, Helian Xia or the Great Xia, was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Helian clan of Tiefu-Xiongnu ethnicity during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
Later Qin
…but lost Chouchi's allegicance to Jin. Worst of all, however, was the rebellion of the Xiongnu general, Helian Bobo, in the Ordos. Bobo established the Helian Xia, and for many years, led a war against Later Qin that drained their resources and killed many key generals. In 409, the Western Qin was revived in the…
Helian Xia in 423
Remains of Tongwancheng
A stone horse in Xi'an, Shaanxi (modern Chang'an) carved during Helian Bobo's reign in 424.