Former Qin

4th century state in northern China (350–394)

20 dated entries naming Former Qin, drawn from 18 separate years between 317 CE and 394 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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  • 317Fú Jiàn, Chinese emperor of the Former Qin (d. 355)source
  • 335Fu Sheng, Chinese emperor of the Di state Former Qin (d. 357)source
  • 337Fú Jiān, emperor of the Chinese Di state Former Qin (d. 385)source
  • 343Fu Deng, Chinese emperor of the Di state Former Qin (d. 394)source
  • 349Shi Hu, emperor of the Jie state Later Zhao since 334, dies. The state plunges into turmoil with his sons Shi Shi, Shi Zun, Shi Jian and Shi Zhi plotting against each other and holding the emperorship in rapid succession, before ethnic Han Ran Min establishes the short-lived Ran Wei dynasty in 350, bringing the Later Zhao dynasty to an end in 351 before it is itself conquered and divided by the Former Yan and Former Qin dynasties in 351.source
  • 351Fú Jiàn, an ethnic Di, declares himself "Heavenly Prince" (Tian Wang) during the collapse of Later Zhao, and establishes Former Qin.source
  • 354Fu Sheng, emperor of the Former Qin, reigns in northern China.source
  • 355Fu Jian, Chinese emperor of the Former Qin (b. 317)source
  • 357The reign of Fú Jiān, the emperor of Former Qin, commences in China.source
  • 357Fu Sheng, Chinese emperor of the Di state Former Qin (b. 335)source
  • 370Former Qin conquers Former Yan in China.source
  • 376Zhang Tianxi, ruler of Former Liang, submits to Fu Jiān of Former Qin, thus ending the state of Former Liang. Zhang is made "Marquess of Guiyi".source
  • 379Former Qin captures the city of Xiangyang from Eastern Jin. The Buddhist monk Dao'an is transferred from Xiangyang to Chang'an.source
  • 383Battle of Fei River (Feishui): Former Qin forces are defeated by the numerically inferior Eastern Jin army in Anhui, preserving the Jin state in the south and precipitating the destruction of Former Qin in the north.source
  • 384Following Former Qin's defeat at the Battle of Fei River, Murong Chui, Murong Hong, and Yao Chang declares themselves emperors of Later Yan, Western Yan, and Later Qin respectively, precipitating the disintegration of Former Qin.source
  • 385October 16 – Fú Jiān, emperor of the Chinese Di state Former Qin (b. 337)source
  • 386Fu Pi, emperor of the Former Qinsource
  • 389Mao, Chinese empress and wife of Fu Deng (Former Qin)source
  • 394The last ruler of Former Qin, Fu Chong, is killed in battle against an army of Western Qin, bringing Former Qin to an end.source
  • 394Fu Chong, emperor of the Chinese Di state Former Qinsource

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