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**** the Chinese characters of which represented the sun and the moon | **** the Chinese characters of which represented the sun and the moon | ||
** the idea being that the new rulers who started the Qing Dynasty chose | ** the idea being that the new rulers who started the Qing Dynasty chose | ||
== Chinese Empires/ Dynasties == | |||
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* geographic origins (Qin, Han dynasties) | * geographic origins (Qin, Han dynasties) | ||
* capital cities (Sui and Tang dynasties) | * capital cities (Sui and Tang dynasties) | ||
* material properties (Liao | * material properties (Liao (iron), Tang (jade) dynasties | ||
* word meanings (Ming, Qing dynasties | * word meanings (Yuan, Ming, Qing dynasties; see below | ||
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=== Yuan Dynasty === | === Yuan Dynasty === | ||
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* as used by Kublai Khan, mean "origin" or "center" of the universe | |||
* "Great Yuan" named by the empire's founder, Kublai Khan, likely in order to inlude his rule within Chinese dynastic history as well as to claim the Mandate of Heaven | |||
|1271–1368 | |||
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| | * established by Kublai Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan | ||
* 1st non-Han dynasty to rule China | |||
* Yuan emperors spoke Chinese but kept use of Mongolian | |||
* Kublai Khan's 1st capital was called "City of the Khans," but was changed in Han Chinese to "Great Capital" | |||
* he used the name changes to claim Chinese legitimacy | |||
* Sources: | |||
** [[wikipedia:History_of_the_Yuan_dynasty#History|History of the Yuan Dynasty (wikipedia)]] | |||
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