KnowraSixteen KingdomsLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Sixteen Kingdoms, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 1Related 5Narrower topic 5Compared with 2Sui dynastyRelated: Its earlier fragmentation forms part of the long political background to Sui reunification.Northern and Southern DynastiesNarrower topic: Its prolonged warfare preceded Northern Wei’s consolidation of northern China.Northern WeiNarrower topic: Northern Wei rose amid the rival regimes conventionally grouped into this period.Jin dynasty (266–420)Narrower topic: These rival regimes occupied the north while Eastern Jin endured in the south.Six DynastiesCompared with: Their fragmented northern politics contrasted with the more continuous southern court at Jiankang.Liu Song dynastyRelated: Northern fragmentation helped make a durable southern court possible.Northern ZhouNarrower topic: Its political fragmentation and mixed ruling elites formed part of the longer background to Northern Zhou.XianbeiNarrower topic: Xianbei-led regimes were among the principal states competing during this era.War of the Eight PrincesRelated: The Jin wars helped weaken central control before northern China fragmented among rival regimes.Eastern JinCompared with: These northern states emerged as Eastern Jin maintained a rival court in the south.Five BarbariansRelated: Several states founded by peoples grouped as the Five Barbarians ruled during this era.Emperor Wu of JinRelated: The collapse of Western Jin helped usher in this renewed political fragmentation.Upheaval of the Five BarbariansBroader topic: These regimes emerged as rebel leaders seized territory from Jin and one another.