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For most of its history, China was organized into various dynastic states under the rule of hereditary monarchs.Beginning with the establishment of dynastic rule by Yu the Great c. 2070 BC, [1] and ending with the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor in AD 1912, Chinese historiography came to organize itself around the succession of monarchical dynasties.
Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1912) rulers are referred to solely by their era names, of which they only had one. [ 19 ] Apart from ethnic Han rulers, China was also ruled by various non-Han monarchs, including Jurchen , Khitan , Manchu , Mongol and Tangut and many others. [ 20 ]
The Russian Empire began to expand into Asia from the 17th century, and would eventually take control of all of Siberia and most of Central Asia by the end of the 19th century. The Ottoman Empire controlled Anatolia, the Middle East, North Africa and the Balkans from the 16th century onwards.
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Benin Empire: 1180: 1897: 717 Bogd Khanate of Mongolia/Great Mongolian State 1911 1924 7 (broken up from 1915 to 1921) Bornu Empire: 1380: 1893: 513 Empire of Brazil: 1822: 1889: 67 Britannic Empire: 286: 296: 10 British Empire: 1583: 1997: 414 Bruneian Empire: 1368: 1888: 520 Bukhara Empire: 1501: 1785: 284 Bulgarian Empire (Great Bulgaria ...
Era name Period of use Length of use Remark Prince Ming of Former Liang (r. 314–320 CE) Jianxing 建興: 317–320 CE 4 years Adopted the era name of the Emperor Min of Jin. Or Yong'an (永安). Prince Cheng of Former Liang (r. 320–324 CE) Jianxing 建興: 320–324 CE 5 years Adopted the era name of the Emperor Min of Jin. Or Yongyuan ...
Within the Liao Empire the Jurchen tribes revolted against their overlords to establish the Jin dynasty in 1115. In 1125, the devastating Jin cataphract annihilated the Liao dynasty, while remnants of Liao court members fled to Central Asia to found the Qara Khitai Empire (Western Liao dynasty). Jin's invasion of the Song dynasty followed swiftly.
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