陈 | [Chén, ㄔㄣˊ, 陈 / 陳] surname Chen; Chen of the Southern dynasties (557-589) #2,023 [Add to Longdo] | 齐 | [Qí, ㄑㄧˊ, 齐 / 齊] (name of states and dynasties at several different periods); surname Qi #2,470 [Add to Longdo] | 梁 | [Liáng, ㄌㄧㄤˊ, 梁] name of Kingdoms and Dynasties at different periods; surname Liang #4,179 [Add to Longdo] | 宋 | [Sòng, ㄙㄨㄥˋ, 宋] surname Song; the Song dynasty (960-1279); also Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) #4,603 [Add to Longdo] | 晋 | [Jìn, ㄐㄧㄣˋ, 晋 / 晉] the Jin dynasties (265-420); the Western Jin 西晉|西晋 (265-316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋 (317-420) and Later Jin dynasty (936-946); abbr. for Shanxi province 山西 #8,098 [Add to Longdo] | 历代 | [lì dài, ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄞˋ, 历 代 / 歷 代] successive dynasties; past dynasties #13,119 [Add to Longdo] | 明清 | [Míng Qīng, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄥ, 明 清] the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties #14,885 [Add to Longdo] | 丞相 | [chéng xiàng, ㄔㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ, 丞 相] the most senior minister of many kingdoms or dynasties (with varying roles); prime minister #19,447 [Add to Longdo] | 九州 | [Jiǔ zhōu, ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄓㄡ, 九 州] division of China during earliest dynasties; fig. ancient China; Kyūshū, southernmost of Japan's four major islands #21,810 [Add to Longdo] | 宋朝 | [Sòng cháo, ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄔㄠˊ, 宋 朝] Song Dynasty (960-1279); also Song of Southern dynasties 南朝宋 (420-479) #22,319 [Add to Longdo] | 换代 | [huàn dài, ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ, 换 代 / 換 代] change of dynasties; to pass on to the next generation; new product (in advertising) #22,781 [Add to Longdo] | 北魏 | [Běi Wèi, ㄅㄟˇ ㄨㄟˋ, 北 魏] Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534), founded by the Tuoba 拓跋 branch of Xianbei 鮮卑|鲜卑 #24,724 [Add to Longdo] | 唐宋 | [Táng Sòng, ㄊㄤˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ, 唐 宋] the Tang (618-907) and Song (960-1279) dynasties #25,147 [Add to Longdo] | 秦汉 | [Qín Hàn, ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄢˋ, 秦 汉 / 秦 漢] the Qin (221-207 BC) and Han (206 BC-220 AD) dynasties #27,913 [Add to Longdo] | 五代 | [wǔ dài, ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ, 五 代] Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang); the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947) - namely Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, #29,185 [Add to Longdo] | 拓跋 | [Tuò bá, ㄊㄨㄛˋ ㄅㄚˊ, 拓 跋] branch of the Xianbei 鮮卑|鮮卑 nomadic people, founders of Wei 北魏 of the Northern Dynasties (386-534); also written 拓拔 #29,274 [Add to Longdo] | 魏晋 | [Wèi Jìn, ㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ, 魏 晋 / 魏 晉] Wei (220-265) and Jing (265-420) dynasties #29,389 [Add to Longdo] | 判官 | [pàn guān, ㄆㄢˋ ㄍㄨㄢ, 判 官] magistrate (during Tang and Song dynasties); mythological underworld judge #29,556 [Add to Longdo] | 土司 | [tǔ sī, ㄊㄨˇ ㄙ, 土 司] system of appointing national minority hereditary headmen in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties; toast #30,108 [Add to Longdo] | 南北朝 | [Nán běi cháo, ㄋㄢˊ ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ, 南 北 朝] Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589) #33,609 [Add to Longdo] | 六朝 | [liù cháo, ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄔㄠˊ, 六 朝] the six southern dynasties (317-589), namely Wu 吳|吴, Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋, Song 宋|宋, Qi 齊|齐, Liang 梁, Chen 陳|陈 #34,710 [Add to Longdo] | 花木兰 | [Huā Mù lán, ㄏㄨㄚ ㄇㄨˋ ㄌㄢˊ, 花 木 兰 / 花 木 蘭] Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk hero recorded in Sui and Tang literature #36,217 [Add to Longdo] | 南朝 | [nán cháo, ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ, 南 朝] southern dynasty; the six southern dynasties (317-589), namely Wu 吳|吴, Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋, Song 宋|宋, Qi 齊|齐, Liang 梁, Chen 陳|陈; common term for Southern Song, Qi, Liang and Chen dynasties of 5th and 6th century #36,632 [Add to Longdo] | 建康 | [Jiàn kāng, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄤ, 建 康] old name for Nanjing 南京, esp. during Southern dynasties #38,043 [Add to Longdo] | 刘裕 | [Liú yù, ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄩˋ, 刘 裕 / 劉 裕] Liu Yu, founder of Song of the Southern dynasties 劉宋|刘宋, broke away from Eastern Jin in 420, reigned as Emperor Wudi of Song 宋武帝 #39,695 [Add to Longdo] | 后汉 | [Hòu Hàn, ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄢˋ, 后 汉 / 後 漢] Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220); Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950) #39,846 [Add to Longdo] | 谢赫 | [Xiè Hè, ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄜˋ, 谢 赫 / 謝 赫] Xie He (479-502), portrait painter from Qi of Southern dynasties 南齊 #40,265 [Add to Longdo] | 北齐 | [Běi Qí, ㄅㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ, 北 齐 / 北 齊] Qi of the Northern Dynasties (550-557) #45,739 [Add to Longdo] | 后周 | [Hòu Zhōu, ㄏㄡˋ ㄓㄡ, 后 周 / 後 周] Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 开封 #47,623 [Add to Longdo] | 北周 | [Běi Zhōu, ㄅㄟˇ ㄓㄡ, 北 周] the Northern Zhou Dynasty (557-581); one of the Northern Dynasties #51,321 [Add to Longdo] | 改朝换代 | [gǎi cháo huàn dài, ㄍㄞˇ ㄔㄠˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄞˋ, 改 朝 换 代 / 改 朝 換 代] transition period between dynasties; an interregnum #54,119 [Add to Longdo] | 北朝 | [Běi cháo, ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ, 北 朝] the Northern Dynasties 386-581 #55,183 [Add to Longdo] | 李煜 | [Lǐ Yù, ㄌㄧˇ ㄩˋ, 李 煜] Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet #55,362 [Add to Longdo] | 后梁 | [Hòu Liáng, ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄧㄤˊ, 后 梁 / 後 梁] Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923) #58,447 [Add to Longdo] | 东魏 | [Dōng Wèi, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˋ, 东 魏 / 東 魏] Eastern Wei of the Northern dynasties (534-550), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏 #60,361 [Add to Longdo] | 南齐 | [Nán Qí, ㄋㄢˊ ㄑㄧˊ, 南 齐 / 南 齊] Qi of Southern dynasties (479-502) #62,592 [Add to Longdo] | 旧唐书 | [Jiù Táng shū, ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄕㄨ, 旧 唐 书 / 舊 唐 書] History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫 in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋 of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls #63,033 [Add to Longdo] | 后唐 | [Hòu Táng, ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄤˊ, 后 唐 / 後 唐] Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936) #64,554 [Add to Longdo] | 范晔 | [Fàn Yè, ㄈㄢˋ ㄧㄝˋ, 范 晔 / 範 曄] historian from Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, author of History of Eastern Han 後漢書|后汉书 #64,709 [Add to Longdo] | 西魏 | [Xī Wèi, ㄒㄧ ㄨㄟˋ, 西 魏] Western Wei of the Northern dynasties (535-557), formed from the break-up of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏 #64,767 [Add to Longdo] | 后晋 | [Hòu Jìn, ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣˋ, 后 晋 / 後 晉] Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946) #69,294 [Add to Longdo] | 宋书 | [Sòng shū, ㄙㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄨ, 宋 书 / 宋 書] History of Song of the Southern dynasties 南朝宋 or Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋, sixth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Shen Yue 沈約 in 488 during Liang of the Southern dynasties 南朝梁, 100 scrolls; (not to be confused with 宋史) #72,561 [Add to Longdo] | 朱温 | [Zhū Wēn, ㄓㄨ ㄨㄣ, 朱 温 / 朱 溫] Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使 at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923); also called 后梁太祖 #83,414 [Add to Longdo] | 后魏 | [Hòu Wèi, ㄏㄡˋ ㄨㄟˋ, 后 魏 / 後 魏] Wei of the Northern Dynasties (386-534) #84,615 [Add to Longdo] | 五代十国 | [wǔ dài shí guó, ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ, 五 代 十 国 / 五 代 十 國] Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period between Tang and Song (907-960) #85,118 [Add to Longdo] | 五代史 | [Wǔ dài shǐ, ㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ ㄕˇ, 五 代 史] History of the Five Dynasties, eighteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Xue Juzheng 薛居正 in 974 during Northern Song 北宋, 150 scrolls #95,125 [Add to Longdo] | 谢灵运 | [Xiè Líng yùn, ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄣˋ, 谢 灵 运 / 謝 靈 運] Xie Lingyun (385-433) poet during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋 #97,980 [Add to Longdo] | 顾恺之 | [Gù Kǎi zhī, ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄞˇ ㄓ, 顾 恺 之 / 顧 愷 之] Gu Kaizhi or Ku K'aichih (346-407), famous painter of Eastern Jin dynasty, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six dynasties 六朝四大家 #105,717 [Add to Longdo] | 南史 | [Nán shǐ, ㄋㄢˊ ㄕˇ, 南 史] History of the Southern Dynasties, fourteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled by Li Yanshou 李延壽|李延寿 in 659 during Tang dynasty, 80 scrolls #119,482 [Add to Longdo] | 南朝宋 | [Nán cháo Sòng, ㄋㄢˊ ㄔㄠˊ ㄙㄨㄥˋ, 南 朝 宋] Song of the Southern dynasties (420-479), with capital at Nanjing; also known as Liu Song 劉宋|刘宋 #130,641 [Add to Longdo] |
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