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| | Chinese Dynasties |
 | | While the Chinese people, as well as scholars who specialize in Chinese history, are well aware of these Dynasties by name and when they occurred, those who have a more cursory interest in things Chinese may not gain much insight by typical references to "the Warring States period," or the Manchu Dynasty (the Qing Dynasty). |
 | | **  The transition between the Western (or former) and Eastern (or later) Han Dynasties is marked by the rule of the Xin king Wang Mang, from 9 A.D. [6 A.D.] to 23 A.D. and the usurper Xuan for one or two more years; they are often subsumed under the Western Han period. |
 | | At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Shan ruled in exile from 224-263 A.D. ***   The Ten Kingdoms were the Wu, Nan Tang (Southern Tang), Wu Yue, Chu, Min, Nan Han (Southern Han), Qian Shu (Former Shu), Hou Shu (Later Shu), Jing Nan (Southern Jing), and Bei Han (Northern Han). |
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