The Later Zhao (; 319–351) was a

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of the

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in northern China. It was founded by the Shi family of the Jie ethnicity. The Jie were most likely a Yeniseian people and spoke next to Chinese one of the

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.Vovin, Alexander. "Did the Xiongnu speak a Yeniseian language?". Central Asiatic Journal 44/1 (2000), pp. 87–104. The Later Zhao was the second in territorial size to the Former Qin dynasty that once unified northern China under

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. When Later Zhao was founded by former Han general Shi Le, the capital was at Xiangguo (襄國, in modern Xingtai,

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), but in 335 Shi Hu moved the capital to Yecheng (鄴城, in modern

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), where it would remain for the rest of the state's history (except for

Shi Zhi Shi Zhi (; died 351) was briefly, for about one year, an emperor of the Jie-led Chinese Later Zhao dynasty. He was the last of four short-lived emperors after the death of his father Shi Hu (Emperor Wu), and Later Zhao's final emperor. He is s ...

's brief attempt to revive the state at Xiangguo).

Rulers of the Later Zhao

Rulers family tree

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zhao 319 establishments 351 disestablishments Dynasties in Chinese history Former countries in Chinese history 4th-century establishments in China

Rulers of the Later Zhao

Rulers family tree

See also

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