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  Southern Han Dynasty 南漢 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

  http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Tang/rulers-nanhan.html

  The Southern Han Dynasty 南漢 (917-971) ruled over one of the Ten States 十國 (902-979), who controlled large parts of China during the Five Dynasties period 五代 (907-960). It was founded by Liu Yan 劉巖.

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  Yi 夷 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

  http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Altera/yi.html

  Yi 夷 is an old general term for non-Chinese tribes especially in southern China, but sometimes also used as a common designation for barbarians (i. e., less cultivated peoples). Such a meaning can be seen in the names Zhuyi 諸夷 (the many Yi), Dongyi 東夷…

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  Mengzi 孟子 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

  http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Classics/mengzi.html

  Mengzi 孟子 is a collection of stories of the Confucian philosopher Meng Ke 孟軻 (385–304 or 372–289 BCE) and his discussions with rulers, disciples and adversaries. It is part of the Confucian Canon as one of the Four Books (Sishu 四書).

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  Da-Qing huidian 大清會典 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

  http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Historiography/qinghuidian.html

  Da-Qing huidian 大清會典 is a collection of official statutes of the Qing dynasty.

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  Chinese Literature - Qiequn zhizhang tu 切韻指掌圖 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

  http://www.chinaknowledge.de/Literature/Science/qieyunzhizhangtu.html

  The Qiequn zhizhang tu 切韻指掌圖 is a rhyme table from the Song period originally attributed to Sima Guang 司馬光.

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  Shatuo Türks 沙陀突厥 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

  http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Altera/shatuo.html

  The Shatuo Türks 沙陀突厥 were a Türkish people that was part of the later Türkish khanate during the early Tang period. They were later driven to the east where they served the Tang dynasty as elite troops. Shatuo chieftains founded three of the Five…

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  Former Qin Dynasty 前秦 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

  http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Division/rulers-qianqin.html

  The Former Qin dynasty 前秦 (351-395) ruled over one of the so-called Sixteen Barbarian States 五胡十六國 (300~430) that dominated northern China during the early Southern and Northern Dynasties period 南北朝 (300~600). It was founded by Fu Jian 苻健, who belonged to…

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  The Red Eyebrows 赤眉 and the Lulin 綠林 uprising (www.chinaknowledge.de)

  http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Terms/chimei.html

  The so-called Red Eyebrows (Chimei 赤眉) and the rebels of Lulin were a large group of peasant insurgents that disturbed the local governments of the Xin dynasty 新 (8-22 CE) and so contributed to the downfall of the usurper Wang Mang 王莽.

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  The Regional State of Wei 魏 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

  http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Zhou/rulers-wei.html

  Wei 魏 was a regional state of the Zhou period 周 (11th cent.-221 BCE). It emerged as a separate state when lateral branches of the house of Jin 晉 extinguished the main branch and divided its territory into three, namely Wei, Han 韓 and Zhao 趙. Wei played an…

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  The Regional State of Lu 魯 (www.chinaknowledge.de)

  http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Zhou/rulers-lu.html

  The state of Lu 魯 was a regional state of the Zhou period 周 (11th cent.-221 BCE). As a small state in the eastern fringes of the Central Plain, it had always to cope with the ambitions of the larger states of the south and the north, especially Qi and Chu.…

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