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  2. Dynasties of China - Wikipedia

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    The "Third Chinese Empire" (中華第三帝國) consisted of the Liao dynasty, the Jin dynasty, the Yuan dynasty, the Ming dynasty, and the Qing dynasty. Accordingly, the terms "Chinese Empire" and "Empire of China" need not necessarily refer to imperial dynasties that had unified China proper.

  3. List of Chinese monarchs - Wikipedia

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    Unified China and proclaimed himself Emperor after victory in the Chu–Han Contention. 256 – 1 June 195 BCE (aged 61) Among the most revered Chinese emperors. Died from an arrow injury in a campaign against Ying Bu [ 94 ] Hui 惠帝. Liu Ying 劉盈. 23 June 195 – 26 September 188 BCE (7 years, 3 months and 3 days) Son of Gao.

  4. Timeline of Chinese history - Wikipedia

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    Yuan declared himself the Hongxian Emperor of the Empire of China. The progressive, anti-Confucian New Culture Movement was founded. 25 December: National Protection War: The republican generals Cai E and Tang Jiyao declared the independence of Yunnan from the Empire of China. 1916: 16 June: Yuan died. [9] 1917: 7 November

  5. List of medieval great powers - Wikipedia

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    Gerry Simpson distinguishes "Great Powers", an elite group of states that manages the international legal order, from "great powers", empires or states whose military and political might define an era. [2] The following is a list of empires that have been called great powers during the Middle Ages: China (throughout) [3] [4] Goguryeo, (400-668 ...

  6. Chinese Empire - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Chinese Empire (or Empire of China) is a term referring to the realm ruled by the Emperor of China during the era known as Imperial China. It was coined by western scholars and used to describe the Ming and Qing dynasties (or imperial Chinese dynasties in general). Another term was "Celestial Empire", in reference to the status of the ...

  7. List of Chinese era names - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of the Chinese era names used by the various dynasties and regimes in the history of China, sorted by monarch. The English renditions of the era names in this list are based on the Hanyu Pinyin system. However, some academic works utilize the Wade–Giles romanization.

  8. History of China - Wikipedia

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    The history of China spans several millennia across a wide geographical area. Each region now considered part of the Chinese world has experienced periods of unity, fracture, prosperity, and strife. Chinese civilization first emerged in the Yellow River valley, which along with the Yangtze basin constitutes the geographic core of the Chinese ...

  9. Ming dynasty - Wikipedia

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    t. e. The Ming dynasty (/ mɪŋ / MING), [7] officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol -led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by the Han people, the majority ethnic group in China. Although the primary capital of Beijing ...