China Disunified: 220-589 CE
Today we continue China's story with the period after the fall of the eastern Han dynasty up to the Sui dynasty. Many different states rose and fell during this period, all the while Buddhism entrenched itself in China, and a unified China remained (mostly) a dream. Starting with the 3 kingdoms period, through the 16 kingdoms period and the time of the northern and southern dynasties, China saw many different rulers during this time. Let's dive right in.
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Media Credits.
Map of the Jin dynasty (266–420) - naturalearthdata.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
China 5 - Yu Ninjie, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
War of the Eight Princes - SY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sixteen Kingdoms 317 AD,
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Sixteen Kingdoms 436 AD - SY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Northern Wei map - SS, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Xian 2006 4-28 - G41rn8, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tomb Terracotta Group of Figurines, Northern Wei (tomb of Sima Jinlong) - BY Chu, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Buddhist paintings Yungang - Felix Andrews (Floybix), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Uprisings of Northern Wei - SY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Eastern Wei map, and
Western Wei map - SS, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Northern and Southern Dynasties 560 CE, and
Cheui Dynasty 581 CE - Ian Kiu, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Eastern Jin 382 - SY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Northern and Southern Dynasties 1,
Southern Qi map, and
Liang dynasty map - SS, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
China Divisions in 572 - SY, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Tang outline map, 661 - Kanguole, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons