Northern and Southern dynasties
420–589 · Event
A period of division in China (420-589 AD) between rival northern and southern regimes, marked by the spread of Buddhism and flourishing arts before reunification under the Sui.
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- Qin Shi Huang unifies China (221 BCE)
- Han dynasty (202 BCE)
- Tang dynasty (618)
- Qing dynasty (1644)
- Ming dynasty (1368)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Yuan dynasty (1271)
- Xinhai Revolution (1911)
Around 420
- Fall of Western Roman Empire (476)
- Fall of the Western Roman Empire (476)
- Sack of Rome by Visigoths (410)
- Council of Nicaea (325)
- Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain (450)
- Gupta Empire (320)
- Romans withdraw from Britain (410)
- Christianity becomes Roman state religion (380)
- Founding of Constantinople (330)
- Baptism of Clovis (496)