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Principal dynasties of North and South China

By hu - Posted on November 19th, 2007 
  Western Chin dynasty (A.D. 265-317)

  _North                                          South_

   1. Earlier Chao (Hsiung-nu)   304-329  1. Eastern Chin (Chinese) 317-419
   2. Later Chao (Hsiung-nu)     328-352
   3. Earlier Ch'in (Tibetans)   351-394
   4. Later Ch'in (Tibetans)     384-417
   5. Western Ch'in (Hsiung-nu)  385-431
   6. Earlier Yen (Hsien-pi)     352-370
   7. Later Yen (Hsien-pi)       384-409
   8. Western Yen (Hsien-pi)     384-395
   9. Southern Yen (Hsien-pi)    398-410
  10. Northern Yen (Hsien-pi)    409-436
  11. Tai (Toba)                 338-376
  12. Earlier Liang (Chinese)    313-376
  13. Northern Liang (Hsiung-nu) 397-439
  14. Western Liang (Chinese?)   400-421
  15. Later Liang (Tibetans)     386-403
  16. Southern Liang (Hsien-pi)  379-414
  17. Hsia (Hsiung-nu)           407-431
  18. Toba (Turks)               385-550
                                          2. Liu-Sung               420-478
                                          3. Southern Ch'i          479-501
  19. Northern Ch'i (Chinese?)   550-576  4. Liang                  502-556
  20. Northern Chou (Toba)       557-579  5. Ch'en                  557-588
  21. Sui (Chinese)              580-618  6. Sui                    580-618