Former Zhao

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Former Zhao was a short-lived Han Chinese state during the Sixteen Kingdoms period in northern China, known for its powerful rule under the Jie-led Later Zhao that followed and its control of key cities such as Chang'an.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese dynasty
Sixteen Kingdoms state
ancient state
short-lived state
alsoKnownAs Former Han NERFINISHED
Han Zhao NERFINISHED
capital Chang'an NERFINISHED
Pingyang NERFINISHED
controlledCity Chang'an NERFINISHED
country China
dynasticHouse Liu NERFINISHED
era 4th century
ethnicCharacter Han Chinese NERFINISHED
firstRuler Liu Yuan NERFINISHED
founder Liu Yuan NERFINISHED
founderClan Liu clan of Southern Xiongnu NERFINISHED
founderEthnicity Xiongnu NERFINISHED
governmentType monarchy
historicalPeriod Age of Fragmentation in China NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Guanzhong NERFINISHED
Shaanxi NERFINISHED
Shanxi NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance accelerated the end of Western Jin rule in North China
involvedIn conflicts with Western Jin remnants
wars among the Sixteen Kingdoms
knownFor conquest of Western Jin capitals
role in the fall of Western Jin
language Classical Chinese
locatedIn northern China
militaryCharacteristic strong cavalry forces
notableEvent capture of Chang'an in 316
capture of Luoyang in 311
notableRuler Liu Cong NERFINISHED
Liu Yao NERFINISHED
overthrownBy Later Zhao NERFINISHED
partOf Sixteen Kingdoms period NERFINISHED
politicalCenter Guanzhong region NERFINISHED
Pingyang region NERFINISHED
politicalStatus independent kingdom
predecessor Western Jin NERFINISHED
regionType northern Chinese frontier
relationshipToLaterZhao predecessor state
religion Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
successor Later Zhao NERFINISHED
successorStateEthnicity Jie (Later Zhao) NERFINISHED

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Chang'an servedAsCapitalOf Former Zhao
Western Jin dynasty successorState Former Zhao