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Chinese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
三國
- (Chinese history) the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)
- (Korean history) the Three Kingdoms of Korea
- An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 三国, Mikuni
Derived terms
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| Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
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| Name |
Time period |
Divisions
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Xia
夏 (～朝, ～代)
|
2070 – 1600 BCE |
|
Shang
商 (～朝, ～代)
殷 (～朝, ～代)
|
1600 – 1046 BCE |
|
Zhou
周 (～朝, ～代)
|
1046 – 256 BCE |
Western Zhou
西周 |
|
Eastern Zhou
東周 / 东周 |
Spring and Autumn period
春秋
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Warring States period
戰國 / 战国
|
Qin
秦 (～朝, ～代)
|
221 – 206 BCE |
|
Han
漢 / 汉 (～朝, ～代)
|
206 BCE – 220 C.E. |
Western Han
西漢 / 西汉
|
Xin
新 (～朝)
|
Eastern Han
東漢 / 东汉
|
Three Kingdoms
三國 / 三国
|
220 – 280 C.E. |
Wei
魏
|
Shu Han
蜀漢 / 蜀汉
|
Wu
吳 / 吴
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Jin
晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代)
|
265 – 420 C.E. |
Western Jin
西晉 / 西晋
|
Eastern Jin
東晉 / 东晋
|
Southern and Northern dynasties
南北朝
|
420 – 589 C.E. |
Northern dynasties
北朝 |
Northern Wei
北魏
|
Western Wei
西魏
|
Eastern Wei
東魏 / 东魏
|
Northern Zhou
北周
|
Northern Qi
北齊 / 北齐
|
Southern dynasties
南朝 |
Liu Song
劉宋 / 刘宋
|
Southern Qi
南齊 / 南齐
|
Liang
梁 (～朝, ～代)
|
Chen
陳 / 陈 (～朝, ～代)
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Sui
隋 (～朝, ～代)
|
581 – 618 C.E. |
|
Tang
唐 (～朝, ～代)
|
618 – 907 C.E. |
|
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
五代十國 / 五代十国
|
907 – 960 C.E. |
|
Liao
遼 / 辽 (～朝, ～代)
|
907 – 1125 C.E. |
|
Song
宋 (～朝, ～代)
|
960 – 1279 C.E. |
Northern Song
北宋
|
Southern Song
南宋
|
Western Xia
西夏
|
1038 – 1227 C.E. |
|
Jin
金 (～朝, ～代)
|
1115 – 1234 C.E. |
|
Western Liao
西遼 / 西辽
|
1124 – 1218 C.E. |
|
Yuan
元 (～朝, ～代)
|
1271 – 1368 C.E. |
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Ming
明 (～朝, ～代)
|
1368 – 1644 C.E. |
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Qing
清 (～朝, ～代)
|
1636 – 1912 C.E. |
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Japanese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
三國 • (Sangoku)
- Kyūjitai form of 三国: the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)
Korean
Proper noun
三國 • (Samguk) (hangeul 삼국)
- hanja form? of 삼국 (“the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)”)
Vietnamese
Proper noun
三國
- chữ Hán form of Tam Quốc (“the Three Kingdoms (220–280 CE)”).