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War of the Eight Princes
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The War of the Eight Princes, Rebellion of the Eight Kings, or Rebellion of the Eight Princes was a series of coups and civil wars among kings/princes of the Chinese Western Jin dynasty from 291 to 30
The Battle of Dangyin as depicted in the Samgang Haengsil-to (삼강행실도) from the Joseon era of Korea. The battle is best known for the sacrifice the attendant (and focus of this piece) Ji Shao made to protect Emperor Hui from Sima Ying's soldiers.
The Battle of Dangyin as depicted in the Samgang Haengsil-to (삼강행실도) from the Joseon era of Korea. The battle is best known for the sacrifice the atte
317 AD
317 AD
Sixteen Kingdoms
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The Sixteen Kingdoms, less commonly the Sixteen States, was a period in Chinese history from AD 304 to 439 when the political order of the Jin dynasty in northern China fragmented into a series of sho
War of the Eight Princes
…subjects that had resettled into the Central Plains. At its conclusion, the war devastated the Jin heartlands in northern China, and ushered in the Sixteen Kingdoms era in northern China, causing more than a century of warfare between the numerous short-lived dynasties in the north and the Eastern Jin dynasty in…
Distribution of the non-Han peoples within and outside of northern China prior to the fall of Western Jin.
Distribution of the non-Han peoples within and outside of northern China prior to the fall of Western Jin.
A bronze Buddha statue created under the Later Zhao during the reign of Shi Hu in 338. It is the earliest known Buddha sculpture produced in China.
A bronze Buddha statue created under the Later Zhao during the reign of Shi Hu in 338. It is the earliest known Buddha sculpture produced in China.
17th-century portrait of the Former Qin poet, Su Hui with her palindrome poem, the Star Gauge (璇璣圖). Few poems from the Sixteen Kingdoms survived, and
17th-century portrait of the Former Qin poet, Su Hui with her palindrome poem, the Star Gauge (璇璣圖). Few poems from the Sixteen Kingdoms survived, and the Star Gauge is unique as it consists of 29 by 29 grid of characters which can be read in roughly 3,000 different ways.
Bodhisattva sculptures at Maijishan Grottoes, a series of Buddhist rock-cut caves in Tianshui, Gansu. Construction of the grottoes began during the La
Bodhisattva sculptures at Maijishan Grottoes, a series of Buddhist rock-cut caves in Tianshui, Gansu. Construction of the grottoes began during the Later Qin period and was expanded by later dynasties such as the Western Qin and Northern Wei. These specific sculptures, however, were only first constructed under the Sui dynasty.