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Incident at Gaoping Tombs: Sima Yi took control of the Cao Wei capital Luoyang during Cao Fang and Cao Shuang's absence. 252: Sun Quan died. He was succeeded by his young son Sun Liang, with the general Zhuge Ke acting as regent. 254: Sima Yi's son, the regent Sima Shi, deposed Cao Fang, who was succeeded by Cao Pi's grandson Cao Mao. 255
Pages from a printed edition, from the University of Washington Libraries Guiguzi as illustrated in the book《仙佛奇踪》in AD 1602 [1]. Guiguzi (鬼谷子), also called Baihece (traditional Chinese: 捭闔策; simplified Chinese: 捭阖策; pinyin: bǎihécè), is a collection of ancient Chinese texts compiled between the late Warring States period and the end of the Han dynasty.
The An Lushan rebellion was a civil war in China that lasted from 755 to 763, at the approximate midpoint of the Tang dynasty (618–907). It began as a commandery rebellion attempting to overthrow and replace the Tang government with the rogue Yan dynasty.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 January 2025. Imperial dynasty in China (202 BC – 220 AD) "Eastern Han" and "House of Liu" redirect here. For the Five Dynasties-era kingdom, see Northern Han. For other uses, see House of Liu (disambiguation). Han 漢 202 BC – 9 AD; 25–220 AD (9–23 AD: Xin) The Western Han dynasty in 2 AD ...
After defeating Yan forces and their reinforcements from Dai at the eastern bank of the Yi River (易水; in present-day Yi County, Hebei), Qin forces advanced further into Yan and conquered the Yan capital Ji (薊; present-day Beijing). King Xi, Crown Prince Dan, and the surviving Yan forces retreated to the Liaodong Peninsula.
The valley formed by the Yi River enclosed by two hills ranges of Xiangshan (to the east) and Longmenshan (to the west) hills have steep slopes on the western and eastern slopes along the river. Yi is a north flowing tributary of the Luo River. The grottoes are formed in 1 km of the stretch of this river and were carved on both banks, in ...
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The Shuowen Jiezi (c. 121 AD) gives the earliest definition of yu 禹 under the ⽱ 'TRACK' radical: 'bug', 'reptile'; a pictograph. [6]Historical linguist Axel Schuessler reconstructs the Old Chinese pronunciation of 禹 as *waʔ, and compares it to either Proto-Tibeto-Burman *was 'bee', 'honey', or Proto-Waic *wak 'insect' (further from Proto-Palaungic *ʋaːk).