11) Sui. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...China that ruled from 581 to 618. This short-lived dynasty reunified China in 589 after 400 years of division and laid the foundation for further consolidation under...
12) Sung. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...China that ruled 960-1279. It was divided into two periods: Northern Sung (907-1126) with its capital at Kaifeng and Southern Sung (1127-1279) with its capital at...
13) Chou. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The pastoral Chou people migrated from the Wei valley NW of the Huang He c.1027 B.C. and overthrew the Shang dynasty. The Chou built their capital near modern Xi'an...
14) Piast. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Polish dukes and kings. Its name was derived from that of its legendary ancestor, a simple peasant. The first historic member, Duke Mieszko I (reigned 962-92), began...
15) Tsin. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Chin (both: jhin) (KEY) , dynasty of China that ruled from 265 to 420, after the period of the Three Kingdoms. It was divided into two phases: the Western Tsin (265-317)...
16) Wittelsbach. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...German dynasty that ruled Bavaria from 1180 until 1918. 1The family takes its name from the ancestral castle of Wittelsbach in Upper Bavaria. In 1180 Holy Roman Emperor...
17) Herod. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Palestine at the time of Christ. As a dynasty the Herods depended largely on the power of Rome. They are usually blamed for the state of virtual anarchy in Palestine...
18) Hsia. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...This dynasty is said to have been founded by Yu, the culture hero of China who built canals to control floods and then divided the reclaimed land. Scanty archaeological...
19) Sassanid. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Persia before the Arab conquest. The period of their dominion extended from c.A.D. 224, when the Parthians were overthrown and the capital, Ctesiphon, was taken,...
20) Amenemhet I. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The son of a powerful Theban family, he seized the kingship c.2000 B.C. The XII dynasty ushered in the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. Amenemhet centralized the government...
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