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The 16 pages that link to Northern and Southern Dynasties, each with the reason it gives.

• Sui dynastyNarrower topic: Sui reunification closed the era of competing northern and southern regimes.

• Jin dynasty (266–420)Narrower topic: The fall of Eastern Jin opened the southern succession that began this era.

• Sixteen KingdomsNarrower topic: Northern Wei unification opened the northern phase of this broader era.

• Six DynastiesNarrower topic: It frames the Six Dynasties within the wider era of political division.

• Liu Song dynastyNarrower topic: Liu Song ruled during the southern half of this broader division.

• XianbeiNarrower topic: Xianbei-founded Northern Wei and its successor states defined much of the northern half of this era.

• Western WeiNarrower topic: Western Wei was one of the competing northern regimes during this divided era.

• Yang JianNarrower topic: Yang Jian's unification ended this long era of competing states.

• Emperor Xiaowen of Northern WeiNarrower topic: Xiaowen’s reign unfolded amid the fragmentation and rivalries of this wider era.

• Southern QiNarrower topic: Southern Qi was one of the southern regimes in this larger era.

• Zu ChongzhiNarrower topic: Zu Chongzhi lived and worked amid the competing courts of this era.

• Bao ZhaoNarrower topic: This era’s divided courts and shifting allegiances form the larger setting of Bao Zhao’s career.

• Five BarbariansNarrower topic: It followed the Sixteen Kingdoms and continued the era of divided rule shaped by northern states.

• Hua MulanNarrower topic: The ballad emerged from a period of divided rule and military conflict.

• Upheaval of the Five BarbariansNarrower topic: The upheaval helped set in motion the longer north–south division that defined this era.