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Northern and Southern Dynasties南北朝
420 – 589
A long split between steppe-ruled north and refugee court south; Buddhism took root.
States of this period
The 9 states this heading covers, in rough date order.
Southern courts
- 宋Song 420 – 479
- 齐Qi 479 – 502
- 梁Liang 502 – 557
- 陈Chen 557 – 589
Northern courts
- 北魏Northern Wei 386 – 534
- 东魏Eastern Wei 534 – 550
- 西魏Western Wei 535 – 557
- 北齐Northern Qi 550 – 577
- 北周Northern Zhou 557 – 581
No entries under this heading yet — the states it covers are listed above.
Contemporary regimes
States that existed at the same time as the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in whole or in part.