East Asia · The Sixteen Kingdoms and the Northern and Southern dynasties
Later Qin
384–417
Later Qin (384–417) was founded by the Qiang leader Yao Chang (who killed Fu Jiān), capital Chang'an. Under Yao Xing it was a major power and a great patron of Buddhism—Kumārajīva translated sutras at Chang'an under its sponsorship.
- Existed
- 384–417
- Shown on the map
- AD 387–416
- Peak area
- 570k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Later Qin (384–417) was founded by the Qiang leader Yao Chang (who killed Fu Jiān), capital Chang'an. Under Yao Xing it was a major power and a great patron of Buddhism—Kumārajīva translated sutras at Chang'an under its sponsorship. It was destroyed in 417 by the Eastern Jin general Liu Yu (future founder of Liu Song).
Common questions
- What was Later Qin?
- Later Qin (384–417) was founded by the Qiang leader Yao Chang (who killed Fu Jiān), capital Chang'an. Under Yao Xing it was a major power and a great patron of Buddhism—Kumārajīva translated sutras at Chang'an under its sponsorship.
- When did Later Qin exist?
- Later Qin existed 384–417. On this map it is drawn AD 387–416.
- How large was Later Qin?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Later Qin covered about 570,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Later Qin en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Later_Qin
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