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Chronology of the Chinese.

11. TSIN Kø...

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Names of the Sovereigns.

1 武帝 Woote: 2惠帝 Hwuy te. 3懷帝 Hwae te.

4愍帝 Min te.

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Cotemporary Chinese Events.

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Woo te篡魏稱帝 1520an

Wei ching te, destroyed Wei and made himself emperor.

Min te's reign was an age of wonders: a sun fell from the fir- mament; and the earth changed its course and went backwards; &c.

Note. This dynasty is sometimes called the Se Tsin, or Western Tsin, in con--

tradiction to the next, the Eastern Tsin.

12. TUNg Tsin Ke.

Names of the Sovereigns.

Yuen te.

2明帝 Ming te. 3成帝 Shing te. 4 康帝 Kang te. 5 穆帝 Mäh te. 6哀帝 Ngaè te. 7 帝奕 Te yeih. 8簡文Keenwàn. 9孝武 Heaouwoo.

10 安帝 Ngan te.

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Cotemporary Chinese Events.

日夜出高三丈 the sun

in the night rose 30 cubits high; and again black spots were seen

upon his disk. Other strange

phenomena were noticed, with many fearful signs. It was a dark age.

A stamp duty,

shwuy

ke, on the sale of lands and houses said to have been introduced about the year 367.!

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Children of concubines, priests, old women, and nurses" were the administrators of government..

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Kungite.

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