ABSTRACT
N.B. When no modifying tenn in brackets is given, the dynasty was purely Chinese. Where the overlapping of dynasties and independent states becomes particularly confused, the tables of Wieger (I) will be found useful. For such periods, especially the Second and Third Partitions, the best guide is Eberhard (9). During the Eastern Chin period there were no less than eighteen independent States (Hunnish, Tibetan, Hsienpi, Turkic, etc.) in the north. The tenn 'Liu chhao' (Six Dynasties) is often used by historians of literature. It refers to the south and covers the period from the beginning of the +3rd to thp. end of the +6th centuries, including (San Kuo) Wu, Chin, (Liu) Sung, Chhi, Liang and ehhen. For all details of reigns and rulers see Moule & Yetts (I).
