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Chinese Dynasties
(Encyclopedia)Chinese DynastiesDynastyCharacteristics and HistoryHsia c.1994–c.1523 B.C.Semilegendary Emperor Yu built irrigation channels, reclaimed land. Bronze weapons, chariots, domestic animals used. Wheat,...Six Dynasties
(Encyclopedia)Six Dynasties, period of Chinese history between the fall of the Han dynasty (AD 220) and the unification of China under the Sui dynasty (AD 589). It is named for the six successive dynasties that app...Liu Chih-chi
(Encyclopedia)Liu Chih-chi lyoo jûr-j [key], 661–721, Chinese T'ang dynasty historian. Drawing on experience gained while working on histories of the preceding dynasties, he wrote the first important Chinese...Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
(Encyclopedia)Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, period of Chinese history between the fall of the T'ang dynasty (AD 907) and the establishment of the Sung dynasty (AD 960). It is named for the five successive short-...Chu Hsi
(Encyclopedia)Chu Hsi joo sh [key], 1130–1200, Chinese philosopher of Neo-Confucianism. While borrowing heavily from Buddhism, his new metaphysics reinvigorated Confucianism. According to Chu Hsi, the normati...Tsin
(Encyclopedia)Tsin or Chinboth: jhn [key], dynasty of China that ruled from 265 to 420, after the period of the Three Kingdoms. It was divided into two phases: the Western Tsin (265–317) and the Eastern Tsin (3...pharaoh
(Encyclopedia)pharaoh fâr´ [key] [Heb., from Egyptian,=the great house], title of the kings of ancient Egypt. Of the pharaohs in the Bible, Shishak is Sheshonk I, Neco or Necoh is Necho, and Hophra is Apries. M...Chao K'uang-yin
(Encyclopedia)Chao K'uang-yin jou kwäng-yn [key], Chinese emperor (960–79), founder of the Sung dynasty. A leading general during the short-lived Later Chou dynasty (951–60), he usurped the throne, and by th...Ssu-ma Ch'ien
(Encyclopedia)Ssu-ma Ch'ien soo´mä chyn [key], 145?–90? BC, Chinese historian; sometimes called the Father of Chinese History. He succeeded his father, Ssu-ma T'an, as grand historian (an office then dealin...Luoyang
(Encyclopedia)Luoyang or Loyangboth: lô-yäng [key], city (1994 est. pop. 863,300), NW Henan prov., China, on the Luo River. The city is the hub of several highways and is located on the Longhai RR. A new industri...Browse by Subject
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