Later Zhao: Map & History
Zhao, briefly known officially as Wei (衛) in 350 AD, known in historiography as the Later Zhao or Shi Zhao (石趙), was a dynasty of China ruled by the Shi family of Jie ethnicity during the Sixteen Kingdoms period.
Wikipedia Encyclopedic Compendium
Historiographical synthesis & structured realm registry
Zhao, briefly known officially as Wei (衛) in 350 AD, known in historiography as the Later Zhao or Shi Zhao (石趙), was a dynasty of China ruled by the Shi family of Jie ethnicity during the Sixteen Kingdoms period. Among the Sixteen Kingdoms, the Later Zhao was the second in territorial size to the Former Qin dynasty that once unified northern China under Fu Jian. In historiography, it is given the prefix of "Later" to distinguish it with the Han-Zhao or Former Zhao, which changed its name from "Han" to "Zhao" just before the Later Zhao was founded.
Modern Countries Once Part of Later Zhao
At its mapped extent, Later Zhao covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Later Zhao's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Later Zhao in Depth
History
In the wake of the Southern Xiongnu decline in the 3rd century AD, a people known as the Jie people became one of the various "Hu" peoples (胡; a term which roughly translates to "barbarian" and was frequently used during this period for people of Xiongnu background) that emerged in the northern Chinese province of Bing. Among the Jie was a chieftain named Shi Le, who resided in Shangdang Commandery in modern-day Shanxi. When a great famine broke out in his home province that displaced many of the Jie and Hu in 303, the provincial inspector had these people captured and sold into slavery for military funds. As a result, the Jie and Hu became scattered throughout the eastern regions of Hebei and Shandong.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Later Zhao (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Later Zhao: Key Facts
| Capital | Ye |
|---|---|
| Founded | 319 CE |
| Dissolved | 351 CE |
Preceded by
Succeeded by
- Ran Wei
Facts from Wikidata Q2314907 (CC0).
Later Zhao Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 662,078 km² in 350 CE.
Later Zhao: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Later Zhao exist?
Later Zhao is dated to 337 CE – 352 CE, in the Classical Antiquity era.
What was the capital of Later Zhao?
The capital of Later Zhao was Xiangguo (319–335, 350–351), Yecheng (335–350).
How large was Later Zhao at its peak?
At its peak in 350 AD Later Zhao covered about 662,078 km².