Main articles: Wei-Jie war and Wei-Xianbei warRan Min, a Chinese, restored native rule to China in 350 AD. However, his rule was opposed by the Jie and other Wu Hu. In response, Ran Min ordered that t ...
Ancient DNA analysis on a tooth of Cao Cao’s granduncle, Cao Ding, showed that Cao Cao belonged to Y-DNA haplogroup O2*-M268.Cultural legacy A mask of Cao Cao in Chinese opera.While historical record ...
Further information: History of the Han dynastyCao Cao was born in Qiao (present-day Bozhou, Anhui) in 155. His father Cao Song was a foster son of Cao Teng, who in turn was one of the favourite eunuc ...
Before the Eastern Jin the city was known as Jianye (建業 Jiànyè), and the capital of the kingdom of Wu during the Three Kingdoms period. Renamed Jiankang in 313 CE, it served as the capital of the ...
Personages with clerical or scholarly abilities had roles to play within the state, but the policies were more determined by those of military command. Nevertheless, every Wu army was in need of admin ...
Wu (229–280), commonly known as Eastern Wu or Sun Wu, was one of the three major states that competed for supremacy over China in the Three Kingdoms period (220–280). Its name was derived from the p ...
Beginnings and founding Further information: End of the Han dynastyTowards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Liu Bei, a warlord and distant relative of the Han imperial clan, rallied the support of ...
The basic layout of Chengdu dates back to the Qing dynasty. Most rivers, bridges, streets and alleys were well preserved until 1949 when the new construction started.As of July 2013, the world's large ...
Chengdu unveiled its city logo in 2011. The design was inspired by the Golden Sun Bird artifact excavated from Jinsha Ruins.History The archaeological site of Jinsha proved that Chengdu, as the capita ...
Main article: History of the Jin dynasty (265–420)Hunping jar of the Western Jin, with Buddhist figures.The Western Jin dynasty (西晉, 265–316) was founded by Emperor Wu, better known as Sima Yan. A ...
Beginnings and founding See also: End of the Han dynastyTowards the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, northern China came under the control of Cao Cao, the chancellor to the last Han ruler, Emperor Xian ...
Several versions of the expanded Sanguozhi are extant today. Luo Guanzhong's version in 24 volumes, known as the Sanguozhi Tongsu Yanyi, is now held in the Shanghai Library in China, Tenri Central Lib ...
Warlordism frequently appears in failed states, states in which central government and nationwide authorities have collapsed or exist merely formally without actual control over the state territory. T ...
In China, castration included removal of the penis as well as the testicles. Both organs were cut off with a knife at the same time.From ancient times until the Sui Dynasty, castration was both a trad ...
Further information: History of the Han dynasty and Society and culture of the Han dynastyA major cause of the rebellion was an agrarian crisis, in which famine forced many farmers and former military ...
