1841.
No.
Reign.
Chronology of the Chinese.
28. THE Great Tsing Dynasty.
A. D.
Year of Cycle.
Cotemporary Events.
159
N. B. The reigning family feign to derive their origin from the gods: it is believed, however, that the nation was formed of Tongouse tribes, situated on the banks of the Amour, north of |Corea; and during comparatively very modern times.
2
3
4
1583
1616
5
1627
6
1636
7
18
War declared between the Turks and Venetians, 1645. Charles I., king of
1644 71:21 England, beheaded, 1649. Carolina plant-
ed by English merchants, 1676.
First king of Prussia crowned, 1701.
861 1662
71:39
9 13 1723 72:40 War between the Ottoman Port and Per- sia, 1730; the Russians invade Tartary,
10 60
11 25
1736 72:53 1338.
12
1796 73:53 An emigration of 500,000 Tourgouths
from the Caspian to China, 1771.
182174: 18
17. The Suy dynasty 18. The Tang dynasty 19. The After Leäng dynasty 20. The After Tang dynasty 21. The After Tsin dynasty 22. The After Han dynasty 23. The After Chow dynasty 24. The Sung dynasty
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91
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19
99"
reigned 31 yrs., commencing A. d. 589 reigned 287 reigned 16 reigned 13 reigned 11 reigned 4 reigned 9
D.
620
907
..
923
99
936
39
947
951
reigned 157
960
19
99
25. The Southern Sung dynasty reigned 153
1127
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26. The Yuen dynasty
27. The Ming dynasty
reigned 88 reigned 276
1280
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13
1368
1644
39
28. The Ta Tsing dynasty has reigned 196
The whole number of sovereigns in the foregoing lists, exclusive of the mythological line, is 243.
The number of years-excluding the reign of the three august sovereigns-is 4692, which gives to each dynasty a fraction more than 173 years; and to each sovereign a period of little more than 19 years,
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