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The Former Qin (; 351
351

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-394
394

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) was a state
State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
 of the Sixteen Kingdoms
Sixteen Kingdoms

The Sixteen Kingdoms , or less commonly the Sixteen States, were a collection of numerous short-lived sovereign states in China proper and its neighboring areas from 304 to 439 Common Era after the retreat of the Jin Dynasty to South China and before the establishment of the Northern Dynasties....
 in China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. Founded by the Fu
Fu

Fu may refer to:*Fu - relating to a person - Possessing superior skills in an art; relating to an artifact - representing an expression of high art....
 family of the Di
Di (ethnic group)

The Di were an ethnic group in China. They lived in areas of present-day provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Shaanxi, from the 8th century BCE to approximately the middle of 6th century BCE....
 ethnicity, it completed the unification of North China in 376
376

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. Its capital had been Xi'an
Xi'an

Xi'an , is the Capital of the Shaanxi Provinces of China in the People's Republic of China and a sub-provincial city. As one of the oldest cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is one of the Historical capitals of China because it has been the capital of some of the most important Dynasties in Chinese history in Chinese history, including the Zh...
 up to the death of the ruler Fu Jian
Fu Jian

Fu Jian may refer to:* F? Ji?n , founding emperor of Former Qin, posthumous name Emperor Jingming* F? Jian , ruler of Former Qin, posthumous name Emperor Xuanzhao...
. It should be noted that, despite its name, the Former Qin was much later and less powerful than the Qin Dynasty
Qin Dynasty

The Qin Dynasty was preceded by the feudal Zhou Dynasty and followed by the Han Dynasty in China. The unification of China in 221 BCE under the Qin Shi Huang marked the beginning of Imperial China, a period which lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 CE....
 which ruled all of China during the 3rd century BCE. The adjective "former" is used to distinguish it from the "Later Qin
Later Qin

The Later Qin was a state of Qiang people ethnicity of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty in China. Note that the Later Qin is entirely distinct from the ancient Qin Dynasty, the Former Qin, and the Western Qin....
" state (384-417).

The defeat of the Former Qin in the Battle of Fei and the subsequent uprisings split the Former Qin territory into two noncontiguous pieces after the death of Fu Jian: one located at present day Taiyuan
Taiyuan

Taiyuan is a prefecture-level city and the capital of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. In 2004, the city had a population of 3.4 million....
, Shanxi
Shanxi

is a political divisions of China in the North China of the People's Republic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is Jin , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
 and was soon overwhelmed in 386
386

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 by the Xianbei
Xianbei

The Xianbei were a significant nomadic people residing in Manchuria and eastern Mongolia, or Greater Khingan. They were descendants of Donghu before migrating into areas of the modern Chinese provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, and Liaoning....
 under the Later Yan
Later Yan

The Later Yan was a Murong-Xianbei state, locate in north-east of current China, during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.All rulers of the Later Yan declared themselves "Chinese nobility"....
 and the Dingling
Dingling

The Dingling or Gaoche , Chile , Tiele were an ancient Siberian people. They originally lived on the bank of the Lena River in the area west of Lake Baikal and began to expand westward in the 3rd century....
.






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The Former Qin (; 351
351

Events...
-394
394

Events...
) was a state
State

A state is a political Social contract with effective sovereignty over a geographic area and representing a population. These may be nation states, State or multinational states....
 of the Sixteen Kingdoms
Sixteen Kingdoms

The Sixteen Kingdoms , or less commonly the Sixteen States, were a collection of numerous short-lived sovereign states in China proper and its neighboring areas from 304 to 439 Common Era after the retreat of the Jin Dynasty to South China and before the establishment of the Northern Dynasties....
 in China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
. Founded by the Fu
Fu

Fu may refer to:*Fu - relating to a person - Possessing superior skills in an art; relating to an artifact - representing an expression of high art....
 family of the Di
Di (ethnic group)

The Di were an ethnic group in China. They lived in areas of present-day provinces of Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan and Shaanxi, from the 8th century BCE to approximately the middle of 6th century BCE....
 ethnicity, it completed the unification of North China in 376
376

Events...
. Its capital had been Xi'an
Xi'an

Xi'an , is the Capital of the Shaanxi Provinces of China in the People's Republic of China and a sub-provincial city. As one of the oldest cities in Chinese history, Xi'an is one of the Historical capitals of China because it has been the capital of some of the most important Dynasties in Chinese history in Chinese history, including the Zh...
 up to the death of the ruler Fu Jian
Fu Jian

Fu Jian may refer to:* F? Ji?n , founding emperor of Former Qin, posthumous name Emperor Jingming* F? Jian , ruler of Former Qin, posthumous name Emperor Xuanzhao...
. It should be noted that, despite its name, the Former Qin was much later and less powerful than the Qin Dynasty
Qin Dynasty

The Qin Dynasty was preceded by the feudal Zhou Dynasty and followed by the Han Dynasty in China. The unification of China in 221 BCE under the Qin Shi Huang marked the beginning of Imperial China, a period which lasted until the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912 CE....
 which ruled all of China during the 3rd century BCE. The adjective "former" is used to distinguish it from the "Later Qin
Later Qin

The Later Qin was a state of Qiang people ethnicity of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty in China. Note that the Later Qin is entirely distinct from the ancient Qin Dynasty, the Former Qin, and the Western Qin....
" state (384-417).

The defeat of the Former Qin in the Battle of Fei and the subsequent uprisings split the Former Qin territory into two noncontiguous pieces after the death of Fu Jian: one located at present day Taiyuan
Taiyuan

Taiyuan is a prefecture-level city and the capital of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. In 2004, the city had a population of 3.4 million....
, Shanxi
Shanxi

is a political divisions of China in the North China of the People's Republic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is Jin , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
 and was soon overwhelmed in 386
386

Events...
 by the Xianbei
Xianbei

The Xianbei were a significant nomadic people residing in Manchuria and eastern Mongolia, or Greater Khingan. They were descendants of Donghu before migrating into areas of the modern Chinese provinces of Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Hebei, Inner Mongolia, and Liaoning....
 under the Later Yan
Later Yan

The Later Yan was a Murong-Xianbei state, locate in north-east of current China, during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China.All rulers of the Later Yan declared themselves "Chinese nobility"....
 and the Dingling
Dingling

The Dingling or Gaoche , Chile , Tiele were an ancient Siberian people. They originally lived on the bank of the Lena River in the area west of Lake Baikal and began to expand westward in the 3rd century....
. The other struggled in its greatly reduced territories around the border of present day Shaanxi
Shaanxi

is a north-central political divisions of China of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess Plateau on the middle reaches of the Yellow River as well as the Qinling Mountains across the southern part of the province....
 and Gansu
Gansu

or , is a political divisions of China located in the northwest of the People's Republic of China. It lies between Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, and the Loess Plateau, and borders Mongolia to the north and Xinjiang to the west....
 until disintegration in 394
394

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 under years of invasions by the Western Qin
Western Qin

The Western Qin was a state of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms in China. Note that the Western Qin is entirely distinct from the ancient Qin Dynasty, the Former Qin, and the Later Qin....
 and the Later Qin
Later Qin

The Later Qin was a state of Qiang people ethnicity of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin Dynasty in China. Note that the Later Qin is entirely distinct from the ancient Qin Dynasty, the Former Qin, and the Western Qin....
.

All rulers of the Former Qin proclaimed themselves "Emperor
Emperor

An emperor is a monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an empire or another type of imperial realm. Empress is the female equivalent. As a title, "empress" may indicate the wife of an emperor or a woman who rules in her own right ....
" except for Fu Jian, who claimed the title "Heavenly Prince" (Tian Wang
Tian Wang

Tian Wang , translatable as either "heavenly prince" or "heavenly king," was a History of China regal title that was most frequently used during the Sixteen Kingdoms era, among the kingdoms founded by members of the Wu Hu tribes, often used as an intermediate stage from claiming a prince/king title to an emperor title....
) but was posthumoustly considered an emperor.

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Temple name
Temple name

Temple names are commonly used when naming most Table of Chinese monarchs, List of Korean monarchs , and Vietnamese royalty. They should not be confused with era names....
s		Posthumous name
Posthumous name

A posthumous name is an honorary name given to royalty, nobles, and sometimes others, in some cultures after the person's death. The posthumous name is commonly used when naming royalty of Table of Chinese monarchs, List of Korean monarchs, Vietnam and emperors of Japan....
s		Family names and given name
Chinese name

Personal names in Culture of China follow a number of conventions different from those of personal names in Western cultures. Most noticeably, a Chinese name is written with the family name first and the given name next, therefore "John Smith" as a Chinese name would be "Smith John"....
Durations of reignsEra name
Era name

#REDIRECT Regnal year...
s and their according durations
Chinese convention: use family and given names
Gaozu (?? Gaozu)Jingming (?? Jingmíng)Fu Jiàn
Fu Jian

Fu Jian may refer to:* F? Ji?n , founding emperor of Former Qin, posthumous name Emperor Jingming* F? Jian , ruler of Former Qin, posthumous name Emperor Xuanzhao...
 (?? Fú Jiàn)		351
351

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-355
355

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Huangshi (?? Huángshi) 351
351

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-355
355

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Did not existKing Li (?? Lìwáng) ¹Fu Sheng
Fu Sheng

Fu Sheng , originally named Pu Sheng , courtesy name Changsheng , formally Prince Li of Yue , was an emperor of the History of China/Di state Former Qin....
 (?? Fú Sheng)		355
355

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-357
357

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Shouguang (?? Shòuguang) 355
355

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-357
357

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Shizu (?? Shìzu)Xuanzhao (?? Xuanzhao)Fu Jian
Fu Jian

Fu Jian may refer to:* F? Ji?n , founding emperor of Former Qin, posthumous name Emperor Jingming* F? Jian , ruler of Former Qin, posthumous name Emperor Xuanzhao...
 (?? Fú Jian)		357
357

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-385
385

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Yongxing (?? Yongxing) 357
357

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-359
359

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Ganlu (?? Ganlù) 359
359

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-364
364

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Jianyuan (?? Jiànyuán) 365
365

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-385
385

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Did not existAiping (?? aipíng)Fu Pi
Fu Pi

Fu Pi , courtesy name Yongshu , formally Emperor Aiping of Qin , was an emperor of the History of China/Di state Former Qin. He was Fu Jian's oldest son, although not his crown prince, and after Fu Jian's death at the hands of Yao Chang, the founder of Later Qin, and his brother Fu Hong the Crown Prince was forced to flee to...
 (?? Fú Pi)		385
385

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-386
386

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Taian (?? Tàian) 385
385

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-386
386

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Taizong (?? Tàizong)Gao (? Gao)Fu Deng
Fu Deng

Fu Deng was an emperor of the History of China/Di state Former Qin. He assumed the throne in 386 after the deaths of Fu Jian and Fu Jian's son Fu Pi , even though he was only a distant relative of theirs, as by that time Former Qin's territory had largely been reduced to the territory under his control....
 (?? Fú Deng)		386
386

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-394
394

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Taichu (?? Tàichu) 386
386

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-394
394

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Did not existHouzhu (?? Hòuzhu)Fu Chong
Fu Chong

Fu Chong was an emperor of the History of China/Di state Former Qin. He assumed the throne in 394 after the death of his father, Fu Deng . He would later die in battle against the Western Qin, ending Former Qin....
 (?? Fú Chóng)		several months in 394
394

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Yanchu (?? Yán Chu) 394
394

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¹ Fu Sheng was posthumously given the title "wang
Chinese nobility

Di and Wang and Huangdi * The King during the Xia and Shang dynasties called themselves di * The King during the Zhou dynasty was called Wang , was the title of the China head of state until the Qin dynasty....
" even though he had reigned as emperor.

See also

  • Chinese history
  • Chinese sovereign
    Chinese sovereign

    Chinese sovereign is the ruler of a particular period in ancient China. Several titles and naming schemes have been used throughout history....
  • Di
    Di

    Di may refer to:* The diminutive form of the name Diana, Diane and Dianne. Dai is the Welsh diminutive form of the name David.*Diana, Princess of Wales....
  • Fu Jian (disambiguation)
  • Wang Meng
  • Battle of Fei