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Chinese History - The Sixteen Kingdoms 五胡十六國 (300~430)

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The Sixteen Kingdoms
event history (overview)

period before (Jin Dynasty)
-- Southern Dynasties
-- Northern Wei
next period (Sui)
Map and Geography

Approximate geographical and relative chronological distribution:
The colors represent ethnicity: Di 氐, Jie 羯, Qiang 羌, Xianbei 鮮卑, Xiongnu 匈奴, Chinese (black)
SouthSichuanShanxi/HebeiShaanxiGansu
東晉
E Jin
成漢
Cheng-Han
前趙 F Zhao 前涼 F Liang
後趙 L Zhao [代 Dai]
前燕 F Yan 前秦 F Qin
[西燕
W Yan]
後燕
L Yan
後秦 L Qin 後涼 L Liang [仇池 Chouchi]
南燕
S Yan
北燕
N Yan
西秦
W Qin

Xia
南涼
S Liang
西涼
W Liang
北涼
N Liang

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