Western Qin
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The Western Qin was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Qifu clan of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms. All rulers of the Western Qin declared themselves "wang", which can be tra
Western Qin and its neighbors in 391 AD
Western Qin and its neighbors in 423 AD
Statute of the Maitreya Buddha at Bingling Cave Temple in present-day Yongjing County, Gansu.
Dynasties of China
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For most of its history until the 20th century, China consisted of one or several dynastic kingdoms or states under the rule of hereditary monarchs. Beginning with the establishment of a system of dyn
Western Qin
…The Western Qin (Chinese: 西秦; pinyin: Xī Qín; 385–400, 409–431 AD) was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Qifu clan of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms. All rulers of the Western Qin declared themselves "wang", which can be…
A depiction of Yu, the initiator of dynastic rule in China, by the Southern Song court painter Ma Lin
A photograph of the Xuantong Emperor, widely considered to be the last legitimate monarch of China, taken in AD 1922
Han Guangwu Di
Liu Bei Tang