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In this article, "China" refers to the modern territories controlled by the People's Republic of China (which controls Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau) and the Republic of China (which controls Taiwan area). For more information, see Two Chinas, Political status of Taiwan, One-China policy, 1992 Consensus and One country, two systems.
In traditional Chinese historiography, various models of mythological founding rulers exist. [21] The relevancy of these figures to the earliest Chinese people is unknown, since most accounts of them were written from the Warring States period (c. 475–221 BCE) onwards. [22]
Second Manchu invasion of Korea: The Joseon king Injo of Joseon recognized Hong Taiji's Qing dynasty as the legitimate rulers of China. Song Yingxing published the Tiangong Kaiwu. 1638: The Peking Gazette first used moveable type. 1639: Xu Guangqi published a treatise on agriculture. Chen Hongshou arrived in Beijing. 1641: 8 March: Xu Xiake ...
20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; 24th; 25th; Pages in category "20th-century Chinese monarchs" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list ...
Chinese heads of government during the 20th century in China Subcategories. This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total. C. Chiang Kai-shek (3 C ...
Starting with Nurhaci, there were twelve Qing rulers. Following the capture of Beijing and re-enthronement as Emperor of China in 1644, the Shunzhi Emperor (r. 1643/4–1661) became the first of the ten Qing sovereigns to rule over China proper.
In the early 5th century China entered a period known as the Northern and Southern dynasties, in which parallel regimes ruled the northern and southern halves of the country. In the south, the Eastern Jin gave way to the Liu Song, Southern Qi, Liang and finally Chen.
China was a monarchy from prehistoric times up to 1912, when a republic was established. The succession of legendary monarchs of China were non-hereditary. Dynastic rule began c. 2070 BC when Yu the Great established the Xia dynasty, [d] and monarchy lasted until 1912 when dynastic rule collapsed together with the monarchical government. [5]