Qi, known in historiography as the Southern Qi or Xiao Qi, was a Chinese imperial dynasty and the second of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties era. It followed the
Brick relief from the Dengxian tomb, Dengxian, Henan. Southern Dynasties, c. 500 CE.
The Northern and Southern dynasties was a period of political division in the history of China that lasted from 420 to 589 AD, following the tumultuous era of the Sixteen Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin
Southern Qi
…simplified Chinese: 南齐; pinyin: Nán Qí or 南朝齊; 南朝齐; Nán Cháo Qí) or Xiao Qi (蕭齊; 萧齐; Xiāo Qí), was a Chinese imperial dynasty and the second of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties era. It followed the Liu Song dynasty and was succeeded by the Liang dynasty. The main polity to its north…
Army of Northern Wei terracotta soldiers in Xianbei uniform, tomb of Sima Jinlong, 484 CE.
Northern Wei officer. Tomb statuette, Luoyang Museum.
Northern Wei Buddha Maitreya gilt-bronze figurine, 443
Civil officer, Western Wei, 535–557