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Northern Dynasties
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Northern and Southern dynasties.
Northern dynasties
The Northern dynasties began in 439 when the Northern Wei conquered the Northern Liang and united the north. It ended in 589 when the Sui dynasty conquered the Chen dynasty. It can be divided into three time periods — the Northern Wei, the Eastern and Western Weis, and the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou. The Northern, Eastern, and Western Weis as well as the Northern Zhou were established by the Xianbei people, while the Northern Qi was established by a Xianbei-influenced ethnic Han.