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Dynasties of China
For most of its history until the 20th century, China consisted of one or several dynastic kingdoms or states under the rule of hereditary monarchs. Beginning with the establishment of a system of dynastic rule by Yu the Great c. 2070 BC, and ending with the abdication of the Xuantong Emperor, Puyi, in AD 1912^, China came to organize itself around the hereditary succession of predominantly male emperors, and more broadly their family dynasties. While most dynasties were established by members of the dominant Han ethnic group (and its predecessor the Huaxia), dynasties throughout Chinese history were also founded by non-Han regional leaders—often after periods of violence or intense political competition, hence these are sometimes known as conquest dynasties. Dividing Chinese history into dynastic epochs is a convenient and conventional method of periodization. Accordingly, a dynasty may be used to delimit the era during which members of a family reigned, as well as to describe events,...
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