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Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia - History Of China
China is one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with written records dating back 3,500 years. Turtle shells with marki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Jin, The Sixteen Kingdoms, And The Northern And Southern Dynasties
Though these three kingdoms were reunited temporarily in 280 by the (Western) Jin Dynasty (晉朝), the contemporary non-Han Chinese (Wu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Ancient Histories
Archaeological sites such as Sanxingdui (三星堆) and Erlitou (二里頭) show evidence of a Bronze Age civilization in China. The earl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Ancient Histories
Archaeological sites such as Sanxingdui (三星堆) and Erlitou (二里頭) show evidence of a Bronze Age civilization in China. The earl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Jin The Sixteen Kingdoms And The Northern And Southern Dynasties
Though these three kingdoms were reunited temporarily in 280 by the (Western) Jin Dynasty (晉朝), the contemporary non-Han Chinese (Wu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Han Dynasty: A Period Of Prosperity
The Han Dynasty (漢朝) emerged in 202 BC. It was the first dynasty to embrace the philosophy of Confucianism, which became the ideologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - The Present
With the proclamation of the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國) on October 1, 1949, China was divided yet again, into the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Qin Dynasty: The First Chinese Empire
Though the unified reign of the Qin (秦) Emperor lasted only twelve years, he managed to subdue great parts of what constitutes the core...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Sui Dynasty: Reunification
The Sui Dynasty (隋朝) managed to reunite the country in 589 after almost 300 years of disjunction. The unification is the second short...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Tang Dynasty: Return To Prosperity
On June 18, 618, Gaozu (唐高祖) took the throne, and the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) was established, opening a new age of prosperity and in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Ming Dynasty: Revival Of Chinese Culture
There was strong sentiment, among the populace, against the rule of the "foreigner" (known as Dázi 韃子), which finally led to peasant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - The Republic Of China
Frustrated by the Qing court's resistance to reform and by China's weakness, young officials, military officers, and students—inspired ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Mongols And The Yuan Dynasty
The Jin Empire was defeated by the Mongols, who then proceeded to defeat the Southern Song in a long and bloody war, the first war where ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty (清朝, 1644–1911) was founded after the defeat of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus (滿族). T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Tang Dynasty: Return To Prosperity
On June 18, 618, Gaozu (唐高祖) took the throne, and the Tang Dynasty (唐朝) was established, opening a new age of prosperity and in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Jin The Sixteen Kingdoms And The Northern And Southern Dynasties
Though these three kingdoms were reunited temporarily in 280 by the (Western) Jin Dynasty (晉朝), the contemporary non-Han Chinese (Wu ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Han Dynasty: A Period Of Prosperity
The Han Dynasty (漢朝) emerged in 202 BC. It was the first dynasty to embrace the philosophy of Confucianism, which became the ideologi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Qin Dynasty: The First Chinese Empire
Though the unified reign of the Qin (秦) Emperor lasted only twelve years, he managed to subdue great parts of what constitutes the core...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Sui Dynasty: Reunification
The Sui Dynasty (隋朝) managed to reunite the country in 589 after almost 300 years of disjunction. The unification is the second short...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Mongols And The Yuan Dynasty
The Jin Empire was defeated by the Mongols, who then proceeded to defeat the Southern Song in a long and bloody war, the first war where ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - The Republic Of China
Frustrated by the Qing court's resistance to reform and by China's weakness, young officials, military officers, and students—inspired ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty (清朝, 1644–1911) was founded after the defeat of the Ming, the last Han Chinese dynasty, by the Manchus (滿族). T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Ming Dynasty: Revival Of Chinese Culture
There was strong sentiment, among the populace, against the rule of the "foreigner" (known as Dázi 韃子), which finally led to peasant...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of China - Post Modern Independence
With the proclamation of the People's Republic of China (中華人民共和國) on October 1, 1949, China was divided yet again, into the...   » Read the article