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Era of disunity
The Era of Disunity lasted from 220AD to 589AD in China and followed the fall of the Han Dynasty. During this time, China was split into several different kingdoms like Wei, Wu, and Shu Han instead of being unified under one dynasty. While it was a period of civil war, culture and technology still advanced. Wei briefly reunited China from 265-317 AD but northern nomadic groups took over areas and the Jin Dynasty moved its capital south, dividing China into northern and southern dynasties until 589 AD when Yang Jian reunified China under the Sui Dynasty.
Era of disunity
- 1. Era of Disunity 220AD to 589AD
- 2. Introduction The Era ofDisunity, also known as the Imperial Era, occurred between 220AD to 589AD. It followed the fall of the Han Dynasty in 220AD. It is named this because in this time China was no longer ruled over completely by one dynasty, but was split into several different kingdoms. (although it was reunited by Wei for a short period). Even though it was a period of civil war civil war, arts, culture and technology flourished.
- 3. 220-265 The country splitinto a series of smaller kingdoms, the three main ones being that of Wei (220–265), Wu (222–280), and Shu Han (220–265), all of whom were constantly competing for power. This period was known as The Three Kingdoms Period.
- 4. 265-317 • Wei reunitedChina for a short while under the Western Jin dynasty (265–317), but the Xiongnu people managed to take over some of Northern China, including the old areas of Chang'an and Luoyang. The Western Jin was forced to move their capital from Luoyang to Jiankang in the south, becoming known as the Eastern Jin (317– 420) and leading to the start of a new era known as the Northern and Southern Dynasties (317– 589).
- 5. 317-589 • The EasternJin and it’s successor dynasties become known as the Southern Dynasties. Meanwhile the North is dominated by sixteen kingdoms, ruled by five non-Chinese peoples, one of which is called the Xianbei. They unify the North in 386 (the Northern Wei Dynasty) and this dynasty and the five that follow it are called the Northern Dynasties. Fights along the borders in 534 broke it up into the Eastern Wei, the Western Wei, the Northern Qi and the Northern Zhou.
- 6. The End Ofthe Period of Disunity • The Period of Disunity came to an end in 589, when Yang Jian, from the Northern Zhou, reunified China and set up The Sui Dynasty, which lasted until 618.