CHIN 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Emperor Daowu Of Northern Wei, Han Han, Northern Wei
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Conflicts between eunuchs (castrated males of court) and consort families (emperor"s in laws) Rise of religious daoist sects who rebelled against the han. Han officially ended in 220 when cao cao died and his son forced abdication of the last. Each led by a military ruler, in succession of one another. Jin dynasty replaces wei dynasty (265), then conquers state of wqu (280) Eventually jin succumbs to internecine conflict between court factions. Xiongnu attack and overcome jin capital luoyang in 311. Xiongnu attack and overcome other jin capital chang"an in 316. Opens with the jin dynasty moving to the south of the yangzi, thereby becoming the. Capital of all six southern dynasties is jiankang (modern nanjing) Northern china ruled by various non-han ethnicities. Southern china ruled by ethnically han imperial families. Ends with reunification of china under the sui dynasty in 589. Founder named tuoba gui, rulers were from a non-chinese ethnic group called the.
