The Jin dynasty (; Chinese: 晉朝; pinyin: Jìn Cháo) or the Jin Empire, sometimes distinguished as the Sima Jin (司馬晉) or the Two Jins (兩晉), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed from 266 to 420. It was founded by Sima Yan (Emperor Wu), eldest son of Sima Zhao, who had previously been declared the King of Jin.The Jin dynasty was preceded by the Three …

Promo or promos may refer to: . Promotions and advertising. Promo (media), a form of commercial advertising used to promote television or radio programs Promo (professional wrestling), a televised interview in which a wrestler's on-screen personality is promoted to the fans Promotion (marketing), one of the four aspects of marketing Promotional music videos, such …

Wang Wei (Chinese: 王維; 699–759) was a Chinese poet, musician, painter, and politician of the middle Tang dynasty.He is regarded as one of the most famous men of arts and letters of his era. Many of his poems survive and 29 of them are included in the 18th-century anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems.. Wang Wei is especially known as a poet and painter of nature.

Before the establishment of the Qin dynasty, China was ruled by a network of kings, nobles, and tribes.There was no unified system of administrative divisions. According to ancient texts, China in the Xia and Zhou dynasties consisted of nine zhou, but various texts differ as to the names and even functions of these zhous.. During the Zhou dynasty, the nation was nominally controlled …

Sinicization, sinofication, sinification, or sinonization (from the prefix sino-, 'Chinese, relating to China') is the process by which non-Chinese societies come under the influence of Chinese culture, particularly the language, societal norms, culture, and ethnic identity of the Han people—the largest ethnic group of China.. Areas of influence include diet, writing, industry, …

Failed Yuan expedition to Java. 1301: Second Mongol invasion of Burma: The Burmese defeat Yuan forces. 1351–1368: Red Turban Rebellion: The Red Turban rebels overthrow the Yuan dynasty. 1359: Red Turban invasions of Goryeo: The Red Turban rebels attack Goryeo. 1360: Battle of Yingtian: 1363: Battle of Lake Poyang: Zhu Yuanzhang defeats Chen ...

The Empire of China was a short-lived attempt by statesman, general and president Yuan Shikai from late 1915 to early 1916 to reinstate monarchy in China, with himself as the Hongxian Emperor.The attempt was unsuccessful; it set back the Chinese republican cause by many years and fractured China into a period of conflict between various local warlords

Dynasty Warriors 8 (真・三國無双7, Shin Sangoku Musō 7, known in Japan as Shin Sangoku Musou 7) is a hack and slash video game and the eighth official installment of the Dynasty Warriors series. It is developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei.The story is based on the 14th-century Chinese historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. ...

After the Xinhai Revolution of 1911–1912, the rebels established a republican Provisional Government in Nanjing under President Sun Yat-sen and Vice President Li Yuanhong.Since they only controlled southern China, they had to negotiate with the commander of the Beiyang Army, Yuan Shikai, to put an end to the Qing dynasty.On 10 March 1912, Yuan became provisional …

A parliamentary republic is a republic that operates under a parliamentary system of government where the executive branch (the government) derives its legitimacy from and is accountable to the legislature (the parliament). There are a number of variations of parliamentary republics. Most have a clear differentiation between the head of government and the head of …

Cai E (simplified Chinese: 蔡锷; traditional Chinese: 蔡鍔; pinyin: Cài È; Wade–Giles: Ts'ai 4 O 4; 18 December 1882 – 8 November 1916) was a Chinese revolutionary leader and general.He was born Cai Genyin (Chinese: 蔡艮寅; pinyin: Cài Gěnyín) in Shaoyang, Hunan, and his courtesy name was Songpo (Chinese: 松坡; pinyin: Sōngpō).Cai eventually became an influential …

The Guangxu Emperor (14 August 1871 – 14 November 1908), personal name Zaitian, was the tenth Emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the ninth Qing emperor to rule over China proper.His reign lasted from 1875 to 1908, but in practice he ruled, without Empress Dowager Cixi's influence, only from 1889 to 1898. He initiated the Hundred Days' Reform, but was abruptly …

The Jin dynasty (/ dʒ ɪ n /,; Chinese: 金朝; pinyin: Jīn Cháo) or Jin State (Chinese: 金國; pinyin: Jīn Guó; Jurchen: Anchun Gurun), officially known as the Great Jin (Chinese: 大金; pinyin: Dà Jīn), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 1115 and 1234. Its name is sometimes written as Kin, Jurchen Jin, Jinn, or Chin in English to differentiate it from an earlier ...

As the surname of the emperors of the Tang dynasty, Li was bestowed upon or adopted by numerous people.During the period, it became one of the most common Chinese surnames.. Li was the imperial surname of the Tang dynasty, founded by Li Yuan in 618 AD. One of the most prosperous and influential dynasties in Chinese history, Tang was ruled by 20 emperors …