Shu-Han dynasty
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The Shu-Han dynasty was one of the Three Kingdoms that divided China after the fall of the Han dynasty in 220 CE. Founded by Liu Bei, who claimed descent from Han royalty, the dynasty ruled the region around Sichuan. Although Liu Bei sought to continue the Han legacy, his dynasty, often called the "Minor" Han, never expanded significantly beyond its southwestern base and lasted only until 263/264 CE. The period of the Three Kingdoms, from 220 to 280 CE, saw China divided into the states of Wei, Shu-Han, and Wu.312
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ChinaDong (Eastern) Han…was declared emperor of the Shu-Han dynasty, thereby maintaining the fiction that as a member of the Liu family he was continuing its rule of the Han dynasty, albeit in the restricted regions of Shu in the southwest (capital at Chengdu). In the southeast there was formed the third of…
Read More…was declared emperor of the Shu-Han dynasty, thereby maintaining the fiction that as a member of the Liu family he was continuing its rule of the Han dynasty, albeit in the restricted regions of Shu in the southwest (capital at Chengdu). In the southeast there was formed the third of…
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…in the far interior (Shu-Han dynasty, in the present-day Sichuan province) and one in the south, behind the formidable barrier of the Yangtze River (the empire of Wu, with its capital at Jianye, present-day Nanjing). The short and turbulent period of these “Three Kingdoms” (Sanguo), filled with bloody warfare…
Read More…in the far interior (Shu-Han dynasty, in the present-day Sichuan province) and one in the south, behind the formidable barrier of the Yangtze River (the empire of Wu, with its capital at Jianye, present-day Nanjing). The short and turbulent period of these “Three Kingdoms” (Sanguo), filled with bloody warfare…
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…western and southern China; the Shu-Han empire (221–263/264) was proclaimed in what is now Sichuan province, and the Wu empire (222–280) was declared south of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) at Jianye (present-day Nanjing). The Sinicizing of the southern regions by the Wu was an important contribution to the future…
Read More…western and southern China; the Shu-Han empire (221–263/264) was proclaimed in what is now Sichuan province, and the Wu empire (222–280) was declared south of the Yangtze River (Chang Jiang) at Jianye (present-day Nanjing). The Sinicizing of the southern regions by the Wu was an important contribution to the future…
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