Six Dynasties

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What were the 13 major dynasties of China?

China in the Six Dynasties period (c. 500)

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Six Dynasties summary

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Six Dynasties: Media

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What were the 13 major dynasties of China?

What were the 13 major dynasties of China?

Learn more about the 13 major ruling dynasties in Chinese history.

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China in the Six Dynasties period (c. 500)

China in the Six Dynasties period (c. 500)

E. Reischauer and J. Fairbank, East Asia:The Great Tradition, copyright © 1958 and 1960 by Edwin o. Reischauer and John K. Fairbank, published by Houghton Mifflin Company

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