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  2. Dynasties of China - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. List of Chinese monarchs - Wikipedia

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    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] The sinologist Kwang-chih Chang has generalized the typical stages: "the first period was populated by gods , the second by demigods / culture hero , and the third by ...

  4. Category:Former empires in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Former empires in Asia" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. ... Empire of Japan; Japanese colonial empire; K. Karamanids;

  5. List of Chinese era names - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the Chinese era names used by the various dynasties and regimes in the history of China, sorted by monarch. The English renditions of the era names in this list are based on the Hanyu Pinyin system. However, some academic works utilize the Wade–Giles romanization.

  6. List of empires - Wikipedia

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    Bamana Empire: 1712: 1861: 149 Belgian Colonial Empire: 1908: 1962: 55 Bengal Sultanate: 1352: 1576: 209 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: ...

  7. History of Asia - Wikipedia

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    After king Jeongjo's death, some noble families controlled the whole kingdom in the early 19th century. At the end of that period, Western people invaded Joseon. In 1876, Joseon was set free from Qing so they did not have to obey Qing. But Japanese Empire was happy because Joseon became a perfect independent kingdom.

  8. List of predecessors of sovereign states in Asia - Wikipedia

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    Korean Empire (1897–1910) Japanese Korea (1910–1952, government abolished de in 1945) (Part of the Japanese Empire) and Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea exile in China (1919–1948) People's Republic of Korea (1945–1946) (provisional government in Seoul, outlawed the South by the United States in 1945)

  9. List of Chinese empresses and queens - Wikipedia

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    Name Birth Became Queen Ceased to be Queen Death Spouse Tai Si: c. 12th century BC 1099 BC 1050 BC c. 11th century BC King Wen: Queen Yi Jiang (邑姜) : 1046 BC 1043 BC King Wu