Former LiangThe Former Liang (Chinese: 前涼; pinyin: Qián Liáng; 301–376) was a dynastic state, and one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, in Chinese history. It was founded by Zhang Shi of the Han Chinese Zhang family. Its territories included present-day Gansu and parts of Ningxia, Shaanxi, Qinghai and Xinjiang.Fu Jian (317–355)HouseFu (Pu)DynastyFormer QinFatherFu HongFu Jian (Chinese: 苻健; 317–355), originally named Pu Jian (蒲健, name changed 350), courtesy nameJianye (建業), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Jingming of Former Qin (前秦景明帝), was the founding emperor of the Di-led Chinese Former Qin dynasty.
Former QinToday part ofChinaQin, known as the Former Qin and Fu Qin (苻秦) in historiography, was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Fu (Pu) clan of the Di peoples during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. Founded in the wake of the Later Zhao dynasty's collapse in 351 AD, it completed the unification of northern China in 376 AD during the reign of Fu Jiān (Emperor Xuanzhao), being the only state out of the Sixteen Kingdoms to achieve this.
GansuProvince in Northwestern ChinaProvince in ChinaTibetan nameTibetanཀན་སུའུ་ཞིང་ཆེན།Mongolian nameMongolian CyrillicГаньсү мужMongolian scriptᠭᠠᠨᠰᠤ ᠮᠤᠵᠢUyghur nameUyghurگەنسۇ ئۆلكىسىKazakh nameKazakhگانسۋ ولكەسىГаньсу өлкесіGansu ölkesiGansu is a province in Northwestern China. Its capital and largest city is Lanzhou, in the southeastern part of the province.
Guanghe CountyCounty in Gansu, ChinaGuanghe County 广河县 · ﻗُﻮْا حْ ﺷِﯿًﺎْCountyGuanghe in LinxiaLinxia in GansuGuanghe CountyLocation in GansuShow map of GansuGuanghe CountyLocation in ChinaShow map of ChinaCoordinates (Guanghe government): 35°29′17″N 103°34′33″E / 35.4881°N 103.5758°E / 35.4881; 103.5758CountryChinaProvinceGansuAutonomous prefectureLinxiaCounty seatChengguanArea • Total538 km2 (208 sq mi)Population (2020) • Total260,596 • Density484/km2 (1,250/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)Postal code731300Websitewww.ghx.gov.cn Guanghe County (simplified Chinese: 广河县; traditional Chinese: 廣河縣; pinyin: Guǎnghé Xiàn; Wade–Giles: Kuang-ho Hsien, Xiao'erjing: ﻗُﻮْا حْ ﺷِﯿًﺎْ) is a county in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, located in the province of Gansu of the People's Republic of China.
Ran MinDynastyRan WeiRan Min (simplified Chinese: 冉闵; traditional Chinese: 冉閔; pinyin: Rǎn Mǐn; died 352), also known as Shi Min (石閔), posthumously honored by the Former Yan as Heavenly KingWudao of (Ran) Wei ((冉)魏武悼天王), courtesy nameYongzeng (永曾), nickname Jinu (棘奴), was a military leader during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China and the only emperor of the short-lived state Ran Wei (冉魏).Fu HongFatherPu HuaiguiFu Hong (Chinese: 苻洪, 284–350), originally named Pu Hong (Chinese: 蒲洪), courtesy nameGuangshi (Chinese: 廣世), was the father of founding emperor of the Former Qin dynasty, Fu Jiàn (Emperor Jingming). In 350, Fu Hong proclaimed himself the Prince of Three Qins (Chinese: 三秦王), receiving a prophecy willed him to become King (Chinese: 艸付應王).
Later ZhaoToday part ofChinaZhao, briefly known officially as Wei (衛) in 350 AD, known in historiography as the Later Zhao (simplified Chinese: 后赵; traditional Chinese: 後趙; pinyin: Hòu Zhào; 319–351) or Shi Zhao (石趙), was a dynasty of China ruled by the Shi family of Jie ethnicity during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. Among the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Later Zhao was the second in territorial size to the Former Qin dynasty that once unified northern China under Fu Jian.Shi HuHouseShiDynastyLater ZhaoFatherShi Kuomi (石寇覓)Shi Hu (Chinese: 石虎; 295 – 26 May 349), courtesy name Jilong (季龍), also known by his posthumous name as the Emperor Wu of Later Zhao (後趙武帝), was an emperor of the Jie-led Chinese Later Zhao dynasty. He was the founding emperor Shi Le (Emperor Ming)'s distant nephew and adopted brother, who took power in a coup after Shi Le's death from Shi Le's heir Shi Hong.Former YanYan, known in historiography as the Former Yan (Chinese: 前燕; pinyin: Qián Yān; 337–370), was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Murong clan of the Xianbei during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. From Liaoning, the Former Yan later conquered and ruled over Hebei, Shaanxi, Shandong and Henan at its peak. They were notably the first of several Xianbei states to have establish their rule over the Central Plains.Taiyuan CommanderyTaiyuan Commandery (Chinese: 太原郡) was a commandery of China from the Warring States period to Tang dynasty. It was located in modern central Shanxi province. The commandery was established by the Qin state in 248 BC, after Qin general Meng Ao attacked Taiyuan, then part of the State of Zhao, and annexed 37 Zhao cities including Yuci (榆次), Xincheng (新城) and Langmeng (狼孟). The seat was Jinyang (晉陽, near modern Taiyuan city), a former capital of Zhao.
Sixteen KingdomsPeriod of Chinese history from 304 to 439*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.