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Southern and Northern Dynasties

7 dated entries naming Southern and Northern Dynasties, drawn from 6 separate years between 385 CE and 577 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

  • 385Xie Lingyun, Chinese poet of the Southern and Northern Dynasties (d. 433)source
  • 395December 8 – Later Yan is defeated by its former vassal Northern Wei at the Battle of Canhe Slope, during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period of China.source

5th century

  • 433Xie Lingyun, Chinese poet of the Southern and Northern dynasties (b. 385)source

6th century

  • 502The Chinese Book of Song is finished. The text is one of the Twenty-Four Histories, a traditional collection of historical records during the Southern and Northern Dynasties.source
  • 548Xiao Zhuang, crown prince of the Southern Dynasties (approximate date)source
  • 577Winter – Northern Qi, one of the Northern Dynasties, is conquered by Northern Zhou under Emperor Wu Di. He orders the last ruler (Gao Wei) and other members of the Gao clan to commit suicide. Northern China, above the Yangtze River, is once again brought under the control of a single power.source
  • 577Xiao Zhuang, prince of the Southern Dynasties (b. 548)source

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