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Former countries in Chinese history
- Yuan dynastyIn 1271, Kublai Khan issued an edict titled Proclamation of the Dynastic Name that officially established the Great Yuan dynasty.
- Han dynastyIn 202 BC, Liu Bang assumed the title of Emperor at the urging of his followers and is known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu.
- Zhou dynastyJiang Yuan stepped into the divine footprint of Shangdi and miraculously conceived a child named Qi. This event marked the mythical beginning of the Zhou…
- Jin dynasty (1115–1234)In the winter of 1112, a Jurchen chieftain named Aguda refused to dance before Emperor Tianzuo of Liao. This single act of defiance sparked a rebellion that…
- Jin dynasty (266–420)In 249, Sima Yi staged a coup d'état known as the Incident at the Gaoping Tombs. This event marked the beginning of the Sima clan's ascent within the kingdom…
- Dzungar KhanateThe word Dzungar comes from the Mongolian term jegün, meaning left or east. The Oirat people originally lived in the Tuva region during the early 13th…
- Song dynastyThe Song dynasty ruled China from 960 to 1279, and within that span it created the world's first government-issued paper money, built the world's first…
- Tang dynastyIn the winter of 617, Li Yuan occupied Chang'an while Emperor Yang of Sui was still alive. This action marked the beginning of a new era for China after…
- Mongol EmpireIn the year 1162, a boy named Temüjin was born on the Mongolian Plateau near Lake Baikal. His father Yesugei had been poisoned by Tatars when the child was…
- ManchukuoManchukuo lasted just thirteen years, from 1932 until its dissolution in 1945, yet it carried the grand title of empire and the trappings of a brand new…
- MoghulistanThe Persian name Moghulistan translates directly to Land of the Moghuls. This term refers to the eastern branch of ethnic Mongol Chagatai Khans who ruled the…
- Kingdom of KhotanThe Taklamakan Desert stretches north of the ancient city of Yotkan, a place where water flows from the Yurung-kàsh and Kara-kàsh rivers.