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Directories & Chronicles 香港指南 All

No.

-

Reign.

A. D.

1583

55

THE GREAT Tsing DynASI Y.

Year of

Cycle

N. B.

Cotemporary Events.

N. B. The reigning family feign to derive their origin from the gods; it is believed, how- 'ever. that the nation was formed of Tongouse tribes, situated on the banks of the Amour, north of Corea; and during comparatively very modern

times.

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.

61 1662 71:39

1616

1627

6

1636

7

18

8

|

9

13

10

60

11

25

1796 | 73:53]

12

1723 72:40

First king of Prussia crowned, 1701.

War between the Ottoman Port and Per- sia, 1730; the Russians invade Tartary,

1736 72:53|1338.

1821 74:18

An emigration of 500,000 Tourgouths from the Caspian to China, 1771.

17. The Sni dynasty 18. The Tang dynasty 19. The After Liang dynasty 20. The After Tang dynasty 21 The After Tsin dynasty 22. The After Hán dynasty

"

reigned 31 yrs., commencing a. v. 589 reigned 287 reigned 16 reigned 13

620

19

907

"9

"

99

923

reigned 11

936

"

reigned 4

947

23. The After Chau dynasty

reigned 9

19

951

"

24. The Sung dynasty

reigned 157

960

"

25. The Southern Song dynasty

reigned 153

"

3 3

1127

26. The Yuen dynasty

reigned 88

1280

27. The Ming dynasty

reigned 276

1368

"

"

1644

28. The Ta Tsing dynasty has reigned 201

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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