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t. e. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (Chinese: 五代十國) was an era of political upheaval and division in Imperial China from 907 to 979. Five dynastic states quickly succeeded one another in the Central Plain, and more than a dozen concurrent dynastic states, collectively known as the Ten Kingdoms, were established elsewhere ...
The formal name of Chinese dynasties was usually derived from one of the following sources: The name of the ruling tribe or tribal confederation [108] [109] e.g., the Western Xia dynasty took its name from its ruling class, the Xia tribal confederation [108] The noble title held by the dynastic founder prior to the founding of the dynasty [108 ...
Daoguang (道光) 9 March 1850 – 30 January 1851. Xianfeng (咸豐) 1 February 1851 – 22 August 1861. Son of Daoguang. 17 July 1831 – 22 August 1861 (aged 30) The last Chinese emperor to have personal power for the entirety of his reign, which was unstable after the Taiping Rebellion, Nian Rebellion and Second Opium War.
This is a timeline of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (907–979), which followed the collapse of the Tang dynasty in 907 AD. The Five Dynasties refer to the succession of dynasties which ruled northern China following the Tang collapse while the Ten Kingdoms, with the exception of Northern Han, ruled in southern China.
According to Chinese mythology and traditional Chinese historiography, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors (Chinese : 三皇五帝; pinyin : Sān huáng wǔ dì) were a series of sage Chinese emperors, and the first Emperors of China. [ 1 ] Today, they are considered culture heroes, [ 2 ] but they were widely worshipped as divine "ancestral ...
Adopted the era name of the Emperor Min of Jin. Or Yongle (永樂). Prince Wei of Former Liang (r. 353–355 CE) Heping 和平: 354–355 CE 2 years Prince Chong of Former Liang (r. 355–363 CE) Jianxing 建興: 355–361 CE 6 years Adopted the era name of the Emperor Min of Jin. Shengping 升平: 361–363 CE 3 years Adopted the era name of ...
Zhou dynasty. This is a family tree for the Zhou dynasty, descendants of Duke Wu of Zhou who overthrew the last Shang ruler, thereby establishing the dynasty. Ruling from 1046 BC to 256 BC, it is notable as the longest dynasty in Chinese history, although the actual political and military control of China by the dynasty only lasted during the ...
The Yongzheng Emperor (13 December 1678 – 8 October 1735), also known by his temple name Emperor Shizong of Qing, personal name Yinzhen, was the fifth emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the third Qing emperor to rule over China proper. The fourth son of the Kangxi Emperor, Yongzheng ascended the throne following prolonged disputes over succession.