Liùcháo 六朝

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Terms

  • Six Dynasties (English)
  • 六朝 (Traditional Chinese)
  • 六朝 (Simplified Chinese)
  • Liùcháo (Pinyin)
  • Liu-ch'ao (Wade-Giles)
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Note

The Six Dynasties (Liuchao 六朝) refers to the six states from the fall of the Han to the Sui reunification whose capitals were located in the vicinity of modern Nanjing. They were: Wu 吳 (222-280), Dong Jin 東晉 (317-420), Song 宋 (or Liu Song 劉宋 420-479), Qi 齊 (479-502), Liang 梁 (502-557), and Chen 陳 (557-589).1

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  • 1 WILKINSON. 2000. Chinese History: A Manual, 11.Link to Zotero Bibliographic Record

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Tracy Miller, “ 六朝 Liùcháo” in Architectura Sinica last modified July 26, 2021, https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000118.

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Tracy Miller, “ 六朝 Liùcháo.” In Architectura Sinica, edited by Tracy Miller. Entry published July 26, 2021. https://architecturasinica.org/keyword/k000118.

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