China’s rule on the Kingdom of Tungning
Between 1661 and 1683, the dynasty maritime state of the Kingdom of Tungning, sometimes called Tywan by the British at …
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Sui dynasty
The Sui dynasty (581–618), which reunified China after almost four centuries of political fragmentation during which the north and south …
Three Kingdoms in China
Three warring Chinese republics known as the Three Kingdoms in China, or San-Kuo in Wade-Giles romanization, existed from 220 to …
Chinese dominance of Vietnam
According to conventional wisdom, the Chinese dominance of Vietnam from 111 B.C. to 938 A.D.. 400 years later, a fourth, …
The Han Dynasty
The Han Dynasty governed China from 206 B.C. to 220 A.D. and was China’s second imperial dynasty. Though marred by …
Qin Shi Huang unified China
The First Emperor of a united China, Qin Shi Huang (259 BC – 210 BC), ruled from 259 BC to …
Shang Dynasty
The Shang Dynasty was the first Chinese governing dynasty to be formed in recorded history, but numerous dynasties came before …
Chou dynasty
The ancient Chinese Chou dynasty administered its territory under a feudal system led by a hereditary king. Political control passed …