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Sixteen Kingdoms

period of Chinese history from 304 to 439

9 dated entries naming Sixteen Kingdoms, drawn from 9 separate years between 304 CE and 439 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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4th century

  • 304Sixteen Kingdoms: The Xiongnu establishes the Han-Zhao state under Liu Yuan, often seen as the start of the Upheaval of the Five Barbarians.source
  • 317Sixteen Kingdoms: Jingwen (later Yuan of Jin) flees with remnants of the Jin court and noble families to the south. He succeeds Emperor Min of Jin as first ruler of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and decides to make Jiankang (modern Nanjing) his new capital.source
  • 329The Han-Zhao dynasty, a Southern Xiongnu state during the Sixteen Kingdoms, ends.source
  • 333Shi Hong succeeds his father Shi Le as Emperor of the Later Zhao Empire, in the Period of the Sixteen Kingdoms, but Shi Hong's third cousin Shi Hu holds the real power. Empress Dowager Liu (widow of Shi Le) fails to get rid of Shi Hu, and Shi Hu has her deposed and killed.source
  • 361July 10 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Aidi, age 20, succeeds Jin Mudi, as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.source
  • 365March 30 – Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Feidi, age 23, succeeds his brother Jin Aidi as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He has no actual power; governmental matters are largely in the hands of his granduncle Sima Yu.source
  • 372Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Feidi is dethroned as emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. He is replaced by his granduncle Sima Yu, who is installed as Jin Jianwendi.source

5th century

  • 414The Southern Liang, a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty, comes to an end.source
  • 439The Northern Wei empire annexes Northern Liang and unifies Northern China, concluding the Sixteen Kingdoms era.source

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