borders Dongyi in the east, Nanman in the south, Xirong tribe Xirong in the west, and Beidi ... Beidi or Northern Di Chi Di or Red Di Chang Di or Long Di Bai Di or White Di ... more details
Sun Wu may mean Sun Tzu , a Chinese military strategist of the sixth century BC and the author of The Art of War Sun Wukong , or the Monkey King, a figure from Chinese legend Eastern Wu , a state in southeastern China during the Three Kingdoms Period beidi Sun Wu Xianwu , lead peoples of Beidi , kind of Xianbei disambig pl Sun Wu ... more details
Xianyu may refer to Xianyu people , one of the Beidi tribes Xianyu, Dingxing County , town in Hebei, China Xianyu, Zhuzhou , town in Hetang District , Zhuzhou, Hunan, China Xianyu, Shitai County , town in Anhui, China disambig ... more details
Di people may refer to Di , also called Beidi or Northern Di Zhou Dynasty ethnic groups living in northern China Di Wu Hu one of the Wu Hu Five Barbarians of the Sixteen Kingdoms period. disambig ... more details
Proposed deletion dated concern unintelligible to the point where the subject is not even clear timestamp 20120502134021 RoughTranslation date May 2011 Rong Di is one of the names for Chi Di , Beidi , and, Xi Rong , Xionites . origin Xi Rong , China Barbarian in the history of living in the west migrants also known as the call said. Rong Di as a representation throughout the northern and western barbarians even nominal, but defense, depending on each of four corners typically separated by Dong Yi , Xi Rong, Beidi has been called into. In BC 200 AD 200, Beidi joined the Donghu people , Yan state s any people, they are Xianbei , so actually Xianbei not Xiongnu . Beidi Bai Di Xian Yu Bu make Zhongshan state Types Beidi Bei Di Chang Di Chi Di Xionites Bai Di Xian Yu, Sun Yu, Seon Woo Xi Rong Xionites Donghu people Dingling Gao Cha, Go Ke Tie Le, Die Lei, Chul Ruk Wuhuan Wu Huan , Oh Hwan See also Xianbei Xian Bei Zhongshan state Wuhuan Wu Huan china stub Category Eurasian nomads Category Pre Islamic history of Afghanistan Category History of the Turkic peoples Category History of Uzbekistan Category Huns ... more details
Unreferenced date January 2009 chinese w Chi Bo p Q b c z Qibo zh c p Q b w Chi Bo , was a mythological Chinese doctor, employed by Huangdi the Yellow Emperor as his minister. It is said that he was enlightened with the knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine by an ethereal being from the heavens. He was a doctor in shanggu shidai zh t s p sh ngg sh d i in legend . He lived in Beidi Place Beidi zh c p b id , now Qingyang . It is said that he had learned medicine from some celestial being like Guangchengzi , Chisongzi zh c p ch s ngz , Zhongnanzi zh c p zh ngn nz . He recognized medicinal herb in daylight, learned Tao of health maintenance and mastered Meridian Chinese medicine jingluo medicine. Zhongnanzi recommended Qibo to Huangdi, while Huangdi asked Tao to Guangchengzi in Kongtong Mountains . Qibo became the chancellor of Huangdi. He sampled medicinal herbs by the order of Huangdi. Huangdi Neijing is the a book comprising the dialogues regarding medicinal problems between Huangdi and Qibo. Category Traditional Chinese medicine Category Chinese mythology Asia myth stub china stub de Qi Bo zh ... more details
Baidi may refer to China Places named B id , meaning White Land or Fallow land Baidi, Jingde County Baidi , a town in Jingde County , Anhui Baidi Township , a township in Nagarz County , Tibet Others Baidicheng , small lit. small City of the White Emperor , an ancient temple complex in Fengjie County , Chongqing The Baidi people , small lit. small The White Beidi Di , an ancient tribe originally living nomadically in Shaanxi and later settled as the State of Zhongshan in Hebei Nepal Baidi, Nepal Baidi , a city in Nepal geodis ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2010 Chinese text File Tianxia zh hans.svg thumb right The Southern Man zh s t p N n M n were an ethnic tribal group in ancient China. According to the Sinocentrism sinocentric Mandate of Heaven All Under Heaven viewpoint, along with the Xirong , Dongyi and Beidi , the Southern Man formed one of the four barbarian peoples of ancient China References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Southern Man Ethnic Group Category Ethnic groups in Chinese history China hist stub nl Man volk ... more details
An ancestral temple is a place for ancestral worship or the veneration of the dead . It may refer to a number of specific kinds of buildings In China An ancestral hall Chinese language Chinese linktext , c t ng or lineage temple linktext , z ngc The Foshan Ancestral Temple linktext , F sh n Z mi o is a Taoism Taoist temple to Beidi , the God of the North, located in Foshan in Guangdong Province Guangdong The Imperial Ancestral Temple linktext , T i Mi o is a Ming dynasty Ming and Qing dynasty Qing era ancestral hall used by the list of Chinese emperors emperors of China located in Beijing Spirituality stub Category Religious buildings ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Unsourced image removed Image goldentemplekit.jpg frame Front Entrance to the Golden Hall in the Wudangshan area of China The Golden Hall Jindian or Jinding , situated at the top of Tianzhu Peak Hubei Tianzhu Peak 1612m , is one of the most distinctive landmarks in Wudangshan . It was built in 1416 during the Ming Dynasty . According to local histories, the hall was forged in Beijing , then carried to Wudangshan. The Golden Hall is one part of the Supreme Harmony Temple Taihe Palace . Built entirely of gilded copper an incredible 20 tons of fine copper, and 300 kilograms of gold , the hall is one of the biggest gilded copper temples in China . The Golden Hall contains a bronze statue of Zhen Wu , another name for the Northern Emperor, Beidi Cantonese Pak Tai , a popular Daoist deity. Around the statue stand more gilded copper statues. Between them, the statues and hall represent the best in Ming copper work. Coord missing Hubei Category Buildings and structures in Hubei Category Taoist temples in China Category Ming Dynasty PRC struct stub ... more details
wiktionary di Di Di may refer to People Di surname , a Chinese surname sometimes also romanized Dee surname Dee , particularly Di Renjie a Tang dynasty official later fictionalized in a series of Chinese detective stories A diminutive form of the names Diana given name Diane disambiguation Diane Dianne disambiguation Princess Di, a common name for Diana, Princess of Wales 1961 1997 Ethnography The Northern Di or Beidi lang zh , ethnic groups living in northern China during the Zhou Dynasty Di Wu Hu lang zh , a different ethnic group that overran northern China during the Sixteen Kingdoms period Places Di Department , one of the eight departments of the Sourou Province in Burkina Faso Abbreviation Didymium , a mixture of the elements praseodymium and neodymium once thought to be an element Other Di or Shangdi Chinese lang zh , small lit. small Emperor or High Emperor , the Chinese name for the supreme God either in native Chinese beliefs or in translation of monotheistic faiths like Christianity and Islam Di , an irregular Latin masculine plural of deus god , diety The dizi musical instrument , a Chinese transverse flute See also DI disambiguation , a two letter acronym Die disambiguation disambiguation eo Di ... more details
File GZ FS Prayers 3.jpg thumb 300px Foshan Ancestral Temple Foshan Ancestral Temple zh s is a Daoist temple in Foshan , Guangdong , China . It was first built in the Song dynasty during the reign of Emperor Zhezong of Song Emperor Zhezong , in the Yuanfeng Era 1078 1085 , but was ruined towards the end of the Yuan Dynasty . It was rebuilt in the 5th year of Hongwu Emperor Hongwu Era of the Ming Dynasty 1372 . The temple is dedicated to Xuan Wu god Beidi , the Northern God, who is said to have power over the waters of Guangdong. After the foundation of the People s Republic of China in 1949, the temple was converted into Foshan Municipal Museum and listed as one of the main cultural relics under the preservation by the Guangdong provincial government. ref http www.chinaetravel.com attraction att07d.html Foshan Ancestral Temple ref ref http www.china guide.de english a profile of china guangdong province foshan Ancestral Temple.html Foshan Ancestral Temple ref References reflist coord 23.035151 113.116307 display title Category Foshan Category Taoist temples in China Category Buildings and structures in Guangdong nl Foshan vooroudertempel zh ... more details
for the modern ethnic group in northwestern Sichuan Qiang people The term Qiang appears in the Shi Jing in reference to Tang of Shang trad. 1675 1646 BC . ref Shi Jing , Sacrificial Odes of Shang , Yin Wu . ref They seem to have lived in a diagonal band from northern Shaanxi to northern Henan , somewhat to the south of the later Beidi . They were skilled in making oracle bones and had a close relation to Zhou. One of their groups was called the Many Horse Qiang . Edwin G. Pulleyblank connects them with the later Rong people . ref Chapter 14 of Keightley, The Origins of Chinese Civilization , 1983 ref Not until the rise of the state of Qin state Qin under Duke Mu was the Qiang expansion effectively halted. A Qiang leader, Yao Chang , founded the Later Qin kingdom 384 417 AD during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of Chinese history. References references Category Ancient peoples of China ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2010 cleanup date June 2011 Other uses Quan , , , , is one of several East Asian surname s. Quan Chuan This section is linked from Quan Chinese surname Quan zh c wikt p Qu n , is a rare Chinese family name . The character is rendered as Jeon in Korean language Korean and is one of several Chinese characters for the common Korean Jeon Korean name surname Jeon Chun . The name is spelled Chuan in Taiwan, based on the Wade Giles romanization system. See also Jeon Korean name origin from public office name of Zhou Dynasty from area name of Quan Town , Chuan De in china from name of Wan Quan , Man Jeon of Yuan Dynasty Historical Figures Empress Quan , an empress of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period Quan Cong , an officer of the Three Kingdoms that served under that of the Kingdom of Wu Quan Chyun Quan Chinese pinyin Qu n, Chyun , Chun is a Chinese language Chinese family name. Cantonese is Chyun , Mandarin is Quan. origin from public office name of Zhou Dynasty from surname Quan , Chyun at Three Kingdoms age from sons of Yeon Gaesomun , Yuan disambiguation Yuan Gai Su Wen of Goguryeo from Chi Di people alike Rong Di , Beidi Bai Di , Beidi Bei Di Xian Yu , Seon wu , Beidi Chang Di . Quan Kwon Quan zh t wikt s wikt p Qu n first t , is Chinese language Chinese , Korean language Korean family name. See also Kwon origin from fall of Quan state from Shang Dynasty from Xiong clan of Quan Country from Chu state Chu State BC 700 Guan Quan This section is linked from Quan Vietnamese surname Quan H n t wikt Chinese pinyin Gu n , Cantonese Kwan , Vietnamese Quan is a Chinese language Chinese and Vietnamese language Vietnamese surname. See also Kwan surname Origin from Dong Fu from Liaoning from Yin Xi , Yun Hi of Zhou Dynasty from Dong Guan Bi Wu in Jin Chinese state Jin State from Zhou Dynasty from Guan Yu , he no had surname or had Gao from Guaerjia clan ... more details
chinese name Liu Chinese t s p Li Ch n w Liu Ch en Liu Chen died 263 , Prince of Beidi ref Created 259. Records of the Three Kingdoms , chapter 33, p. 899 ref , was the fifth son of Liu Shan , the second ruler of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of History of China Chinese history . Liu Chen opposed the plans of Qiao Zhou to surrender to the opposing force under general Deng Ai from the rival state of Cao Wei . Liu Chen attempted to convince his father to fight for the honor of Shu, so Liu Bei the founder of Shu could look upon him as a redeemed ruler of Shu. However, Liu Shan threw Liu Chen out of the court for this. He then went to Liu Bei s ancestral temple and killed his wife and children before committing suicide. ref Records of the Three Kingdoms , chapter 33, p. 900 ref Liu Chen s story is reenacted in a play of the Yueju opera . See also List of people of the Three Kingdoms Notes reflist References cite book last Low first C.C. title A General History of China, vol. 4 publisher Canfonian PTE Ltd. date 1994 location Singapore, Singapore pages 508 isbn 981 00 6288 5 cite book author Chen Shou authorlink Chen Shou editor Pei Songzhi editor link Pei Songzhi trans title Records of the Three Kingdoms title publisher Dingwen Printing origyear 280 place Taibei year 1977 People of Shu Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Liu, Chen ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 263 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Liu, Chen Category Shu Han imperial princes Category 263 deaths Category Year of birth unknown China royal stub ca Liu Chen ko ja sh Liu Chen th zh ... more details
Chinese t s chinese name Huangfu Huangfu Song died 195 , Chinese style name style name Yizhen , was a military general of the late Han Dynasty period of History of China Chinese history . He is best known for helping to suppress the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Liang Province Rebellion . He was one of three imperial commanders when the Yellow Turban Rebellion broke out, along with Zhu Jun Han Dynasty Zhu Jun and Lu Zhi Han Dynasty Lu Zhi . He was known to be a modest and generous person, he gave most of his credit in suppressing the rebellion to Zhu Jun and pleaded for Lu Zhi to be pardoned when the latter is wrongly accused for a crime he did not commit. Huangfu retired after the rebellion ended however after the death of Dong Zhuo , he was called back to the court and appointed Grand Commandant a post he assumed until his death. Appointments and titles held Administrator of Beidi General of the Household of the Left General on the Left Colonel of the City Gates Grand Commandant In fiction In Luo Guanzhong s historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms , Huangfu was involved in Wang Yun s plot in getting rid of Dong Zhuo, and led the imperial forces to capture Dong s family members and remnants in the capital. ref Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong Chapter 7 ref See also List of people of the Three Kingdoms References Reflist People of the end of Han Dynasty Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Huangfu, Song ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 195 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Huangfu, Song Category Han Dynasty generals Category 2nd century births Category 195 deaths China mil bio stub fr Huangfu Song ko it Huangfu Song ja sh Huangfu Song th vi Ho ng Ph Tung zh ... more details
File ChinaBenxiMingshan.png thumb Mingshan District zh s t p M ngsh n Q is a District PRC District under the administration of Benxi City, Liaoning province, People s Republic of China . It has a total area of convert 410 sqkm , and a population of approximately 300,000 people as of 2002. Administrative Divisions ref http www.xzqh.org html list 75.html ref There are 7 Subdistrict China subdistricts and 2 Town China towns in the district. Subdistricts Jinshan Subdistrict, Benxi Jinshan Subdistrict , Dongxing Subdistrict, Benxi Dongxing Subdistrict , Xinming Subdistrict, Benxi Xinming Subdistrict , Gaoyu Subdistrict , Mingshan Subdistrict, Benxi Mingshan Subdistrict , Niuxintai Subdistrict , Beidi Subdistrict Towns Wolong, Benxi Wolong , Gaotaizi References reflist External links http www.mingshan.gov.cn Mingshan District Government website Chinese coord 41 18 30 N 123 49 03 E region CN 21 type adm2nd source kolossus dewiki display title county level divisions of Liaoning Category County level divisions of Liaoning liaoning geo stub de Mingshan Benxi fr District de Mingshan ko ja no Mingshan Benxi ru vi Minh S n zh ... more details
Beidi B id and southern Nanman N nm n were collectively called the Four Barbarian Tribes . ref ... various Rong groups are interspersed among the cities of the North China Plain. It seems that the Beidi ... the Yan state State of Yan . 662 BCE Beidi drive the Rong out of Taiyuan . 650 BCE Beirong attacked ... more details
Di is the pinyin romanization of Chinese romanization of the Chinese surname lang zh linktext D . It was listed 108th among the Song dynasty Song era Hundred Family Surnames . Romanization is often anglicization anglicized as Dee surname Dee . Distribution Di no longer appears among the list of common Chinese surnames 100 most common names in mainland China or on Taiwan . It is also quite uncommon in the United States there were fewer than 100 Dis during the 1990 US Census 1990 census and while the number 2000 US Census in the year 2000 surpassed that it was still ranked 54,296th among the 150,000 or so listed surnames. ref name US United States Census Bureau . http www.census.gov genealogy www data 2000surnames index.html Genealogy Data Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000 . 27 Sept 2011. Accessed 29 Mar 2012. ref Origin is composed of the radical Chinese radicals for animal lang zh linktext and fire lang zh linktext and was used to describe Beidi barbarian tribes north of the original Names of China Zhongguo zhongguo . Its Old Chinese pronunciation has been reconstructed as l ek and its Middle Chinese one as Dek . ref name BaxSag Baxter, Wm. H. & Sagart, Laurent. PDFlink 1 http crlao.ehess.fr docannexe.php?id 1207 Baxter Sagart Old Chinese Reconstruction 2 1.93 MB , p. 19. 2011. Accessed 11 October 2011. ref People with the surname Di Renjie , the Tang dynasty Tang dynasty official better known as Judge Dee See also Chinese name List of common Chinese surnames The Hundred Family Surnames References reflist 2 china stub Category Surnames Category Chinese language surnames ... more details
Refimprove date October 2010 Chinese text Zhongshan zh c linktext p Zh ngsh n , c. 6th century BC c. 296 BC was a Beidi Di State Ancient China state created by the nomadic Xianyu people Xianyu tribe ref name Cambridge cite book last Di Cosmo first Nicola coauthors Michael Loewe and Edward L. Shaughnessy title The Cambridge History of Ancient China From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC. publisher Cambridge University Press date 1999 2007 location Cambridge, U.K. page 949 url http books.google.com books?id cHA7Ey0 pbEC&dq cambridge history of ancient china&printsec frontcover v onepage&q &f false ref in China during the later Zhou Dynasty . It was located about 80 miles southwest of Beijing , on the plain just east of the Shanxi plateau near the modern city of Baoding in Hebei . Its name means Central Mountains , as opposed to the Western Mountains of Shanxi or the Eastern Mountains of Shandong . In Chinese sources, it is called a state of the Baidi people Baidi . ref Cambridge History of Ancient China, page 949 ref Origins and location The state was founded in the sixth century BC or in 414 BC ref Joseph P Yap, Wars with the Xiongnu A Translation from Zizhi Tongjian , 2009, page 13 ref by descendants of the Baidi small lit. small White Beidi Di who had been driven from Shaanxi into Hebei, where they founded their first city with assistance from the Wei state State of Wei . ref name EWP Cite book last1 Ebrey first1 Patricia last2 Walthall first2 Ann last3 Palais first3 James title East Asia A Cultural, Social, and Political History publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt year 2009 isbn 978 0 547 00534 8 page 22 ref By around 400 BC, it had adopted much of Chinese culture, but it was not considered Huaxia fully Chinese . Around 300 BC, Zhongshan s capital was at either Pingshan District Pingshan or Lingshou County Lingshou , both about 75 miles southwest of Baoding and 25 miles northwest of Shijiazhuang . It was surrounded by the Zhao state State of Zhao to the we ... more details
Chinese name Fu surname Fu Infobox Three Kingdoms biography name Fu Xun image image size caption Title Politician Kingdom Cao Wei birth date Unknown birth place Niyang, Beidi around present day Yaozhou District , Shaanxi death date Unknown death place Reign Predecessor Successor Simp Trad Pinyin F X n WG Fu Hs n Zi Gongti Post Era Temple Buddhism Deity Other Fu Xuan Notes Incorrectly romanised as Fu Xuan in the online Brewitt Taylor translation Fu Xun birth and death dates unknown was a politician of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of History of China Chinese history . He previously served under the warlord Liu Biao during the late Han Dynasty . Biography Fu Xun was from Niyang , Beidi around present day Yaozhou District , Shaanxi . He was well read and known for giving critical commentary on people. He was recruited into the civil service and served as a Gentleman of the Imperial Secretariat . He later moved to Jingzhou ancient China Jing Province covering present day Hubei and Hunan and became a guest official under the governor Liu Biao . In 208, shortly after Liu Biao s death, the warlord Cao Cao invaded Jing Province and his army arrived outside the provincial capital Xiangyang. Fu Xun, who was then East Assistant Officer , along with Kuai Yue and Han Song Han Dynasty Han Song , urged Liu Biao s younger son and successor Liu Cong Han Dynasty Liu Cong to yield to Cao Cao. Liu Cong heeded their advice. Fu Xun came to serve Cao Cao and received a title of Marquis of Guannei for his effort in persuading Liu Cong to surrender. In 220, Cao Cao s son and heir Cao Pi forced the Han Dynasty s last ruler Emperor Xian of Han Emperor Xian to abdicate the throne to him, and subsequently established the state of Cao Wei Wei , marking the start of the Three Kingdoms era. Fu Xun served as Palace Attendant and Imperial Secretary in Cao Pi s court. He died in the Taihe era 227 233 of the reign of Cao Pi s successor Cao R ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 ChineseText File Tianxia en zh hans.svg thumb The Siyi four barbarian foreign tribes on the Chinese borders Dongyi in the east, Nanman in the south, Xirong tribe Xirong in the west, and Beidi in the north. Nanman Zh t wikt s wikt p N nm n w Nan man l southern barbarians were Indigenous peoples aboriginal tribes who lived in Southwest China southwestern China . They may have been related to the Sanmiao , dated to around the 3rd century BC. The Nanman were multiple ethnic groups including the Hmong people Miao , the Vietnamese people Kinh , the Thai people Thai , and some Tibeto Burman groups such as the Bai people Bai . There was never a single polity that united these people. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Nanman alliance fought against the Chinese incursion under the leadership of Meng Huo . After being captured and released no fewer than seven times, he finally submitted to Zhuge Liang . During the Tang Dynasty , the Miao people Miao Hmong ceased as a major non Chinese group except in the province of Yunnan where they were ruled by the six Zhao . The southernmost, known as Mengshezhao or Kingdom of Nanzhao Nanzhao , united all six Zhaos and founded the first independent Nanman state during the early 8th century. The Kingdom of Dali royalties were thought to be the Bai people. Nanzhao regularly paid tributes through the head of military district Jiannan Jiedushi . When the Tang Dynasty gradually declined, Nanman gained more independence, but was assimilated by later dynasties. However, some of Nanzhao s cultural influence was Tai ethnic groups in Southeast Asia carried south due to its location. See also Sinocentrism Huawaizhidi Nanban trade Tai peoples Zhuang people Tai ethnic groups in China Baiyue Category Ethnic groups in China fr Nanman ko id Nanman ja no Nanman ru uk vi Nam Man zh ... more details
Refimprove date April 2009 Infobox royalty name Ying Ze br full name Ancestral name Ying br Given name Ze posthumous name King Zhaoxiang of Qin reign 306 BC 251 BC predecessor King Wu of Qin King Wu successor King Xiaowen regent zh Wei Ran birth date 325 BC death date 251 BC aged 75 76 father King Huiwen of Qin mother zh Queen Dowager Xuan spouse zh Queen Yeyang br zh Queen Dowager Tang issue zh Crown Prince Dao br King Xiaowen of Qin King Zhaoxiang of Qin or King Zhao of Qin or 324&ndash 251 BC was the son of Huiwen of Qin King Huiwen and younger brother of King Wu of Qin King Wu . After the death of Wu in 306 BC, Zhao contended for the crown of Qin with his younger brother. With the support of King Wuling of Zhao , Zhao finally ascended the throne. During King Zhao s reign, the famous Qin general Bai Qi captured the 400 year old Chu capital of Ying in 278 BC. In 260 BC, King Zhao won the vital Battle of Changping against the State of Zhao when General Bai Qi encircled the Zhao army and forced its surrender. He decided to massacre all 400,000 of the Zhao survivors. Under King Zhao, Qin captured territory of the Yiqu semipastoral people, acquiring the later commanderies of Longxi , Beidi , and Shang , and build long walls for protection against the Wu Hu Hu , northwestern nomadic people. ref Nicola Di Cosmo, The Northern Frontier in Pre Imperial China The Cambridge History of Ancient China , p. 961 ref See also Battle of Changping References reflist s start s hou Qin state House of Ying 324 BC 250 BC name King Zhaoxiang of Qin s reg s bef before Wu of Qin King Wu s ttl title Qin state King of Qin years 306 BC &ndash 250 BC s aft after Xiaowen of Qin King Xiaowen end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Zhaoxiang ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION king of Qin DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Zhaoxiang Category 324 BC births Zhaoxiang, Qin Category 250 BC deat ... more details
Infobox family name name Bai image imagesize caption pronunciation meaning White region China origin related names footnotes Bai Wiktionary is a common Standard Mandarin Mandarin Chinese surname , mostly found in the Mongolia region. With its variants, Bai was ranked 79th within the list of common Chinese surnames in 2006, up from 70th in 1990. Another surname, Wiktionary , is written with a character normally also pronounced as Bai , but as a surname is properly pronounced Bo , according to the ancient reading of the character. Origin from Bai Fu of Yandi tribe in the BC 2500 from Xiong clan of the Chu state from Baiyue of Yue state , since than Xia Dynasty from Bai people of west china from Mongol people, Beidi Bai Di people, Hui people from citizen of Baekje , Mahan see also Baek Alternate spellings Standard Mandarin Mandarin B i Standard Cantonese Cantonese Baak6, Pak Min Nan Hokkien dialect Hokkien Fujian Teochew dialect Teochew Pe h, Pe k, Peh Vietnamese language Vietnamese B ch Korean language Korean Bae , Baek , , , Pae Japanese language Japanese Haku, Hyaku, Byaku List of persons with the surname formatted as per MOS APO Alfredo Bai 1913 1980 , Italian sculptor Bai Chongxi 1893 1966 , Chinese Muslim general of the Republic of China Pai Tzu li , Chinese Muslim General of the Republic of China Bai Jie born 1972 , Chinese female footballer Bai Jing born 1983 2012 , Chinese actress Bai Juyi 772 846 , Tang Dynasty poet Bai Qi died 257 BC , Qin general of the Warring States Period Bai Renfu 1226 1306 , Yuan Dynasty playwright Matt Bai Bai Matt born 1968 , American Political Columnist Lou Pai born 1946 , Chinese American businessman and former Enron executive Marcus Bai , Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer Bai Shouyi 1909 2000 , Chinese Muslim historian Pai Hsien yung born 1937 , Chinese Muslim writer Pai Kun Hong born 1970 , Taiwanese baseball player Pai Hsiao yen 1980 1997 , Taiwanese teenage idol and victim of a fatal kidnappi ... more details
for the warship ROCS Tian Dan FFG 1110 Expand Chinese date November 2010 Chinese text Tian Dan zh s t p Ti n D n , from Linzi , was a general during ancient China s Warring States Period and member of the royal house of Qi Shandong who was known for a spectacular military tactic called Fire Cattle Columns . ref Cite web url http military.china.com zh cn history2 06 11027560 20050415 12245022.html title Characters of the Warring States Period Tian Dan language Chinese publisher MilitaryChina.com year 2005 accessdate November 6, 2010 ref After the kingdom was nearly destroyed under King Min of Qi in 284 BC, he helped regain its territory and restored the king s son. He later fought the Beidi nomads, either in the far north or some pocket of these people living in or between the Chinese states. Yan and Qi Conflicts In 314 BC , Zizhi, the Chancellor of Yan state Yan Kingdom , rebelled against his king and brought the country into months of inner fighting. King Xuan of Qi desired to take advantage of Yan s weakened defenses and launch a military attack on Ji near modern Beijing , the capital of Yan. However, the attack was unsuccessful. In 286 BC , King Min of Qi attacked the state of Song state Song and destroyed it, annexing its land into Qi territory. Although successful, the attack incited hostility against Qi from the remaining six kingdoms. The following year, General Meng Wu of Qin state Qin led an attack on Qi that captured nine cities. By 284 BC, King Min was resented by most Qi citizens and had drawn the ire of the powerful Qin kingdom, which led a semi coalition army to attack Qi. The Qi army suffered heavy losses and lost many portions of its territory. In 284 BC, Yan forces led by Yue Yi managed to corner Qi within the City of Ju , however Tian Dan was able to launch a successful counterattack and retook the lost territory of Qi. References Reflist Persondata NAME Tian, Dan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Military general DATE OF BIRTH ... more details
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