State
Northern Qi
historical Chinese country (550–577) during the Northern and Southern dynasties period
- This boundary
- 550–577 CE
- Founded
- 550 CE
- Ended
- 577 CE
- Capital
- Ye
- Preceded by
- Eastern Wei
- Succeeded by
- Northern Zhou
Overview
Qi, known as the Northern Qi (traditional Chinese: 北齊; simplified Chinese: 北齐; pinyin: Běi Qí; Wade–Giles: Pei3-Ch'i2), Later Qi (後齊) or Gao Qi (高齊) in historiography, was a Chinese imperial dynasty and one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties era. It ruled the eastern part of northern China from 550 to 577 AD. The dynasty was founded by Gao Yang (Emperor Wenxuan), and was eventually conquered by the Xianbei-led Northern Zhou dynasty in 577 AD.
All rulers (6)
- Emperor Wenxuan of Northern Qi550–559 CE
- Emperor Fei of Northern Qi559–560 CE
- Emperor Xiaozhao of Northern Qi560–561 CE
- Emperor Wucheng of Northern Qi561–565 CE
- Gao Wei565–577 CE
- Gao Shaoyi578–580 CE
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