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Six Dynasties (Chinese: 六朝; pinyin: Liù Cháo; 220–589 or 222–589[1]) is a collective term for six Han Chinese-ruled Chinese dynasties that existed from the early 3rd century AD to the late 6th century AD, between the end of the Han dynasty and beginning of the Sui dynasty. The Six Dynasties period overlapped with the era of the Sixteen Kingdoms, a chaotic warring period in northern China after the collapse of the Western Jin dynasty. The term "Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties" (魏晋南北朝 [zh] ) is also used by Chinese historians when referring to the historical period of the Six Dynasties, although both terms do not refer to the exact same dynasties.
^Wilkinson, Endymion (2000). Chinese history: A manual (Revised and enlarged ed.). Cambridge: Harvard University, Asia Center for the Harvard-Yenching Institute. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-674-00249-4.
the historical period of the SixDynasties, although both terms do not refer to the exact same dynasties. The sixdynasties based in Jiankang (in modern...
other states. Which of the various states and dynasties constituted the "6" dynasties of the SixDynasties period varies somewhat according to which of...
Kingdoms and the Eastern Jin dynasty. It is sometimes considered as the latter part of a longer period known as the SixDynasties (220–589). Albeit an age...
of monarchical dynasties. Besides those established by the dominant Han ethnic group or its spiritual Huaxia predecessors, dynasties throughout Chinese...
in the c. 81 BCE Discourses on Salt and Iron. During the turbulent Sixdynasties period (220–589), self-experimentation with drugs became commonplace...
dynasty that the shape of the yuanlingpao worn in the later dynasties, such as in the Ming dynasties, started to develop. During the era of the Six Dynasties...
Various song and dance dramas developed during the SixDynasties period. During the Northern Qi dynasty, a masked dance called the Big Face (大面, which can...
Song dynasties, Nanjing was a place where poets gathered and composed poems reminiscent of its luxurious past; during the Ming and Qing dynasties, the...
text and was taken as an article of faith throughout the Han and Tang dynasties. The I Ching was not included in the burning of the Confucian classics...
The traditional lens for viewing Chinese history is the dynastic cycle: imperial dynasties rise and fall, and are ascribed certain achievements. Throughout...
the final years of the failing Han dynasty and continuing their development into the beginning of the SixDynasties period. Jian'an is considered as a...
of (the) Southern dynasties (南朝宋) in historiography, was an imperial dynasty of China and the first of the four Southern dynasties during the Northern...
elements, such as an emphasis on universal salvation. Also, during the SixDynasties period, the Celestial Master movement re-emerged in two distinct forms...
more personally emotional than the Music Bureau pieces. During the SixDynasties era, a form of yuefu using regular five-character quatrains (or paired...
Kingdom (four dynasties) (2686 BC – 2181 BC) First Intermediate Period (four dynasties) (2181 BC – 2055 BC) Middle Kingdom (three dynasties) (2055 BC –...
became greatly reduced. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, song-and-dance drama from the earlier dynasties became popular and developed further. Examples...
against the Han Dynasty, Zhang established a theocratic state in 215, which led to the downfall of the Han. The historical term "SixDynasties" collectively...
characteristic form of Han dynasty literature is the fu. The poetic period of the end of the Han dynasty and the beginning of the SixDynasties era is known as Jian'an...
Various song and dance dramas developed during the SixDynasties period. During the Northern Qi Dynasty, a masked dance called the Big Face (大面, which can...
planted by the Emperor Wu of Liang, the founder of the Liang dynasty during the SixDynasties period, within the compound of the Liang imperial palace. The...
was typically influenced by the Southern dynasties. Shanshui poetry also became prominent in SixDynasties poetry. Ancient literature of the Levant was...
Northern dynasties, both the ruqun and the shanqun co-existed. The ruqun was popular among women during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern dynasties.: 312–313 ...
period to the Qin dynasty. It matured and became dominant in the Han dynasty, and remained in active use through the SixDynasties period. In its development...
Chinese philosopher Confucius or showed scenes of daily life. During the SixDynasties period (220–589), people began to appreciate painting for its own beauty...
six degrees of separation between any two people on Earth. In Western astrology, Virgo is the 6th astrological sign of the Zodiac The SixDynasties form...
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