2) Chin, dynasty of China (265-420). The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Chin, dynasty of China (265–420), dynasty of China (265-420): see Tsin....

3) Ch'in, dynasty of China (221-206 B.C.). The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...The word China is derived from Ch'in, the first dynasty to unify the country by conquering the warring feudal states of the late Chou period. King Cheng took the...

4) T'ang, Chinese dynasty. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Chinese dynasty, (tang) (KEY) , dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907. It was founded by Li Yuan and his son Li Shih-min, with the aid of Turkish allies. The...

5) Wei, Chinese dynasty. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Wei, Chinese dynasty, dynasty of China: see Three Kingdoms....

6) Slave dynasty. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Slave dynasty, see Delhi Sultanate....

7) Manco Capac, legendary founder of the Inca dynasty of Peru. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Inca dynasty of Peru. According to the most frequently told story, four brothers, Manco Capac, Ayar Anca, Ayar Cachi, and Ayar Uchu, and their four sisters, Mama...

8) Yuan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Mongol dynasty of China that ruled from 1271 to 1368. It was a division of the great empire conquered by the Mongols. Kublai Khan, who adopted the Chinese dynastic...

9) Hoysala. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...Vinayaditya (1047-98) ruled an an area centered on Dorasamudra (modern Halebid), which became the dynasty's capital. His grandson Bittiga (later called Vishnuvardhana;...

10) Ming. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...China that ruled from 1368 to 1644. The first Ming emperor, Chu Yuan-chang (ruled 1368-98), a former Buddhist monk, joined a rebellion in progress, gained control...