Dynasties in Monsilvan history
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Dynasties in Monsilvan history, or Monsilvan dynasties, were hereditary monarchical regimes that ruled over parts of or all of Monsilva for a lot of its history. The earliest confirmed dynasty that ruled in Monsilva was the Xia dynasty in c. 820 BCE which controlled a small portion of southern Monsilva. However it is likely that Monsilva's first dynasties began in the early 13th century BCE. The final dynasty is debated, while some believe it was the Zhou dynasty, which began in 1201 and ended in 1500, some consider the Kingdom of Great Shan, which was formed after it gained independence from the Empire of Baltanla in 1730, as Monsilva's final dynasty, as it followed a similar political structure to the Zhou. While some people consider the Kingdom of Monsilva as Monsilva's last dynasty, as although it had become a democracy with the monarchy having little to no power, it still retained a royal house. Either way, the Monsilvan Civil War saw an end to absolute monarchy in 1830 with the establishment of the Kingdom of Monsilva out of the Great Shan. The end of the Monsilvan Revolution in 1978 saw the end of c. 3000 years of monarchy in Monsilva.
Almost all of Monsilva's dynasties have been controlled by ethnic Monsilvan royal houses. However, throughout Monsilva's dynastic history, there have been multiple periods where a kingdom or dynasty lead by another ethnicity (or claimed to be lead by another ethnicity) have ruled in what is now modern day Monsilva. Major examples of these include the Beining Heavenly Kingdom (1414–1500) and the Empire of Baltanla, which was lead by Baltanese, although Monsilva had its own subordinate government within the Empire, most decisions had to be authorized by the Empire's central government.
The longest-reigning orthodox dynasty of Monsilva was the Qin dynasty which lasted around 708 years. However, the name 'Qin' was retained by three further dynasties which succeeded the original Qin. If these are included, the Qin dynasty would have lasted around 1993 years. Although nowadays these dynasties are suffixed with the word "dynasty" (代 or 朝 in Monsilvan), this was not used until during the Kingdom of Monsilva. The dynasties have referred to themselves by very different names throughout history. The earlier dynasties used "Tiāncháo" (天朝; "Celestial Dynasty"), while later it developed into "Shāncháo" (山朝; "Mountain Dynasty") during the late Zhou dynasty. The Kingdom of Great Shan was the first Monsilvan nation to give itself a universal name which would be used by people inside and outside the country, which was "Dàshān" (大山; "Great Shan") which eventually became "Shānguó" (山國; "Mountain Country") which is the modern name for Monsilva.
Terminology
In the Monsilvan language, the characters "cháo" (朝), which originally mean "morning" or "today", and "dài" (代), which means "era", are used to refer to dynasties today.
- –cháo (朝): a dynasty (ie. 夏朝; "Xià cháo"; "Xia dynasty")
- –dài (代): an era corresponding to the rule of a dynasty. Mainly used during the Zhou dynasty (周代; "Zhōu dài"), Kingdom of Great Shan (山代; "Shān dài") and the Kingdom of Monsilva (contained two eras, 燕代; "Yàn dài" and 王代; "Wáng dài").
List of dynasties
This list includes the major dynasties of Monsilva that are typically found in simplified forms of Monsilvan historical timelines. This list is neither comprehensive nor representative of Monsilvan history as a whole.
Dynasty | Period of rule | Rulers | |||
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Name[1] (Jackian / Monsilvan) |
Year | Term | Founder[2] | Last monarch | |
Early dynastic Monsilva | |||||
Xia dynasty 夏朝 Xià Cháo |
820–537 BCE | 283 years | Yu of Xia | Jie of Xia | |
Xin dynasty 新朝 Xīn Cháo |
814–540 BCE | 274 years | Wang Mang | Jujin of Xin | |
Ma dynasty 馬朝 Mǎ Cháo |
800–542 BCE | 258 years | Wumu of Ma | Xichong of Ma | |
Qin dynasty 秦朝 Qín Cháo |
792–84 BCE | 708 years | Qin Shi Wong | Ying of Qin | |
Ji dynasty (aka Former Yuan) 紀朝 Jì Cháo |
765–540 BCE | 225 years | Ping of Ji | Nan of Ji | |
Liang dynasty 梁朝 Liáng Cháo |
542–217 BCE | 325 years | Wu of Liang | Jing of Liang | |
Huang dynasty (aka Early Song) 黃朝 Huáng Cháo |
540–176 BCE | 364 years | Wong | Shu of Huang | |
Zhang dynasty (aka Later Xin) 張朝 Zhāng Cháo |
540–225 BCE | 315 years | Wen of Zhang | Gong of Zhang | |
Wu dynasty 吳朝 Wú Cháo |
537–225 BCE | 312 years | Wu Gao | Shun of Wu | |
Mid dynastic Monsilva | |||||
Jin dynasty 晉朝 Jìn Cháo |
225 BCE – 99 CE | 324 years | Jin Tai | Wan of Jin | |
Tsao dynasty 曹朝 Cáo Cháo |
217 BCE – 156 CE | 373 years | Wen of Tsao | Yuan of Tsao | |
Song dynasty 宋朝 Sòng Cháo |
176 BCE – 199 CE | 375 years | Song Taizu | Zhao Bing | |
Zhong dynasty 中朝 Zhōng Cháo |
84 BCE – 374 CE | 458 years | Zhong Chu | Jichong of Zhong | |
Han dynasty 漢朝 Hàn Cháo |
60–650 CE | 590 years | Han Shizu | Ying of Han | |
Zhao dynasty 趙朝 Zhào Cháo |
99–312 CE | 213 years | Guang of Zhao | Liu of Zhao | |
Tang dynasty 唐朝 Táng Cháo |
156–650 CE | 494 years | Gaozu of Tang | Ai of Tang | |
Li dynasty (aka Later Song) 黎朝 Lí Cháo |
199–526 CE | 327 years | Li Dezong | Taizu of Li | |
Feng dynasty (aka Later Zhao) 馮朝 Féng Cháo |
312–618 CE | 306 years | Feng Tian | Zhongyi of Feng | |
Yuwen dynasty (aka Later Qin) 宇文朝 Yǔwén Cháo |
374–650 CE | 276 years | Yuwen Xian | Murong Chao | |
Yuan dynasty 元朝 Yuán Cháo |
526–844 CE | 318 years | Shizu of Yuan | Huizong of Yuan | |
Later dynastic Monsilva | |||||
Shang dynasty 商朝 Shāng Cháo |
618–844 CE | 226 years | Tang of Shang | Zhou of Shang | |
Xi dynasty (aka Greater Han) 習朝 Xí Cháo |
650–1201 CE | 551 years | Ying of Xi | Gao of Xi | |
Luhk dynasty (aka Greater Qin) 陸朝 Lù Cháo |
650–1201 CE | 551 years | Murong Chao | Sun of Luhk | |
Sun dynasty (aka Later Shang) 孫朝 Sūn Cháo |
844–1201 CE | 357 years | Sun Da | Sun Hao | |
Western Yuan 西元 Xī Yuán |
844–1201 CE | 357 years | Huizong of Yuan | Min of Western Yuan | |
Imperial Monsilva[3] | |||||
Zhou dynasty 周代 Zhōu Dài |
1201–1568 | 367 years | Zhou Jing | Zhou Yu | |
Beining Heavenly Kingdom 北佞天國 Běinìng Tiānguó |
1414–1568 | 154 years | Xiaojing Yuan | Peng Qingsheng | |
Kingdom of Shaoyu 哨域王國 Shàoyù Wángguó |
1500–1568 | 68 years | Zhao Bo | Zhao Yu | |
Principality of the Shan 山公國 Shān Gōngguó |
1568-1730 | 162 years | Zhong Qing | Shunsi of Great Shan | |
Commonwealth of Shaoyu 哨域联邦 Shàoyù Liánbāng |
1568-1731 | 163 years | Zhao Yu | Zhao De | |
Great Shan 大山 / 山代 Dà Shān / Shān Dài |
1730–1830 | 100 years | Shunsi of Great Shan | Xuantong of Great Shan | |
Modern Monsilva[4] | |||||
House of Yan (Kingdom of Monsilva) 燕代 Yàn Dài |
1830–1943 | 113 years | Song of Yan | Qing of Yan | |
House of Wang (Kingdom of Monsilva) 王代 Wáng Dài |
1943–1978 | 35 years |
Notes
- ↑ The Jackian and Monsilvan names stated are historiographical denominations. These should not be confused with the guóhào officially proclaimed by each dynasty. A dynasty may be known by more than one historiographical name.
- ↑ The monarchs listed were the de facto founders of dynasties. However, it was common for Monsilvan monarchs to posthumously honor earlier members of the family as monarchs.
- ↑ Some historians consider the Zhou dynasty to be the last dynasty of Monsilva, while others believe it was the Kingdom of Great Shan. Both have been placed into this table.
- ↑ Many historians do not consider the Kingdom of Monsilva to be a dynasty. However, it did have a royal family which had a dynastic background so they have been placed into this table anyway.