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- Six Dynasties
- In China: The Dong (Eastern) Jin (317–420) and later dynasties in the south (420–589)
…479–502; Nan Liang, 502–557; and Nan Chen, 557–589—and all but Dong Jin are also known as Nanchao [Southern Dynasties] in Chinese history; the earlier kingdom of Wu, 222–280, is counted as the sixth dynasty.) Their annihilation (in 589) was postponed only by the internal division of the north and by…
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…589 he overwhelmed the last southern dynasty, the Chen, which had put up only token resistance. Several rebellions against the Sui regime subsequently broke out in the south, but these were easily quelled. Wendi now ruled over a firmly reunited empire.
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- In China: The Dong (Eastern) Jin (317–420) and later dynasties in the south (420–589)
- Southern Dynasties
- In Southern Dynasties
…Nan Liang (502–557), and the Nan Chen (557–589). Although it was a time of comparative political weakness, Chinese culture flourished during this period.
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- In Southern Dynasties