Later Zhao

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Later Zhao was a short-lived but powerful Sixteen Kingdoms-era state in northern China, founded by the Jie-led Shi family after the collapse of the Western Jin dynasty.

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Label Occurrences
Later Zhao canonical 9
Jie (Later Zhao) 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Chinese state
historical polity
capital Xiangguo
Ye
causeOfDownfall court coups
internal strife
military defeats
conflict Conflicts with Former Qin
Conflicts with Former Yan
Wars with Eastern Jin
country China
currency Chinese cash coins
endTime 351
eraNameUsed Jianxing
Taihe
Yongning
ethnicComposition Han Chinese
Jie
ethnicLeadership Jie people
followedBy Former Qin
Former Yan
founder Shi Le
foundingDynasty Shi family
governmentType monarchy
historicalPeriod Sixteen Kingdoms period
linked to: Sixteen Kingdoms
historicalRegion North China Plain
languageUsed Classical Chinese
locatedIn northern China
linked to: North China
militaryCharacteristic cavalry-based army
notableEvent Shi Hu’s usurpation of the throne
massacres and harsh rule under Shi Hu
notableRuler Shi Hu
Shi Jian
Shi Le
Shi Zun
origin formed after collapse of Western Jin control in north China
partOf Sixteen Kingdoms
predecessor Han Zhao
Western Jin dynasty
religion Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
rulingClan Shi clan
linked to: Shi family
sovereigntyType de facto independent state
startTime 319
successorStateFragment Ran Wei
writingSystem Chinese characters

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Ye capitalOf Later Zhao
Yecheng capitalOf Later Zhao
Former Qin predecessor Later Zhao
Former Zhao successor Later Zhao
Former Zhao overthrownBy Later Zhao
Former Zhao successorStateEthnicity Jie (Later Zhao)
linked to: Later Zhao
Former Yan predecessor Later Zhao
Sixteen Kingdoms contains Later Zhao
Emperor Min of Jin capturedBy Later Zhao