Editing Timeline of Chinese history (section)

== 4th century ==
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 304 || || The [[Xiongnu]] noble [[Liu Yuan (Han Zhao)|Liu Yuan]] declared himself prince of [[Former Zhao]].
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| || The [[Di (Wu Hu)|Di]] warlord [[Li Xiong]] declared himself prince of [[Cheng Han]].
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 307 || 8 January || [[Emperor Hui of Jin|Hui]] was poisoned, probably by the regent [[Sima Yue]].
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| || [[Emperor Hui of Jin|Hui's]] brother [[Emperor Huai of Jin]] became [[emperor of China|emperor]] of the [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin dynasty]].
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| 311 || || [[Emperor Huai of Jin|Huai]] was kidnapped from the capital [[Luoyang]] by [[Former Zhao]] forces.
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| rowspan="3" valign="top" | 313 || || [[Goguryeo]] conquered and annexed the [[Lelang Commandery]].
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| 14 March || [[Emperor Huai of Jin|Huai]] was executed.
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| || [[Emperor Huai of Jin|Huai's]] nephew [[Emperor Min of Jin]] became [[emperor of China|emperor]] of the [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin dynasty]].
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| 316 || || [[Emperor Min of Jin|Min]] surrendered to the [[Former Zhao]] general [[Liu Yao]] during a siege of the [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin]] capital [[Chang'an]].
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| 317 || || [[Emperor Yuan of Jin]] declared himself prince of [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin]], with his capital at [[Jiankang]].
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| 318 || || [[Emperor Min of Jin|Min]] was executed.
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| 319 || || The [[Jie people|Jie]] warlord [[Shi Le]] declared himself prince of [[Later Zhao]].
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| 320 || || [[Zhang Mao]] issued a general pardon to the people of [[Former Liang]].
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| 322 || || The first accurate tomb depiction of stirrups appeared.
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| 323 || 3 January || [[Emperor Yuan of Jin|Yuan]] died.  He was succeeded by his son [[Emperor Ming of Jin]].
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| 324 || || The rebel [[Wang Dun]] died.
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| 325 || 18 October || [[Emperor Ming of Jin|Ming]] died.  He was succeeded by his young son [[Emperor Cheng of Jin]].
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| 328 || || The rebel [[Su Jun]] was defeated by the [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin]] generals [[Tao Kan]] and [[Wen Jiao]].
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| 329 || || The [[Later Zhao]] general [[Shi Hu]] captured Shanggui in modern [[Tianshui]] and killed the [[Former Zhao]] [[emperor of China|emperor]] [[Liu Xi (Han Zhao)|Liu Xi]] and his nobility.
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| 337 || 23 November || The [[Xianbei]] [[Murong Huang]] declared himself prince of [[Former Yan]].
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| 342 || 26 June || [[Emperor Cheng of Jin|Cheng]] died.  He was succeeded by his brother [[Emperor Kang of Jin]].
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| 344 || 17 November || [[Emperor Kang of Jin|Kang]] died.  He was succeeded by his infant son [[Emperor Mu of Jin]].
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| 347 || || The [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin]] general [[Huan Wen]] captured the [[Cheng Han]] capital [[Chengdu]].
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 351 || || The [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin]] [[general officer|general]] and [[Di (Five Barbarians)|Di]] chief [[Fu Jian (317–355)|Fu Jian]] declared himself ''[[Tian Wang]]'' of [[Former Qin]].
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| || The [[Later Zhao]] emperor [[Shi Zhi]] and his court were killed by one of his [[general officer|generals]] on the orders of the warlord [[Ran Min]].
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| 353 || || [[Wang Xizhi]] wrote the ''[[Lantingji Xu]]''.
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 361 || 10 July || [[Emperor Mu of Jin|Mu]] died.
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| || [[Emperor Mu of Jin|Mu's]] cousin [[Emperor Ai of Jin]] became [[emperor of China|emperor]] of the [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin dynasty]].
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| 365 || 30 March || [[Emperor Ai of Jin|Ai]] died.  He was succeeded by his brother [[Emperor Fei of Jin]].
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| 366 || || [[Gu Kaizhi]] became a [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin]] officer.
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| 369 || || A [[Jin dynasty (265–420)|Jin]] army led by [[Huan Wen|Huan]] was annihilated as it retreated from the [[Former Yan]] capital [[Ye (ancient China)|Ye]] by the general [[Murong Chui]].
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| 370 || || The [[Former Yan]] [[emperor of China|emperor]] [[Murong Wei]] was captured by the [[Former Qin]] prime minister [[Wang Meng (Former Qin)|Wang Meng]].
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 372 || 6 January || [[Huan Wen|Huan]] deposed [[Emperor Fei of Jin|Fei]] in favor of his granduncle [[Emperor Jianwen of Jin]].
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| 12 September || [[Emperor Jianwen of Jin|Jianwen]] died.  He was succeeded by his young son [[Emperor Xiaowu of Jin]].
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| 376 || 26 September || [[Duke]] [[Zhang Tianxi]] of [[Former Liang]] surrendered to [[Former Qin]].
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| 383 || November || ''[[Battle of Fei River]]'': A [[Jin dynasty (265-420)|Jin]] army defeated a massively larger [[Former Qin]] force, inflicting some seven hundred thousand casualties and expanding Jin territory north to the [[Yellow River]].
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 384 || || The [[Xianbei]] [[Former Qin]] general [[Murong Chui]] declared himself prince of [[Later Yan]].
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| || The [[Former Qin]] general [[Yao Chang]] declared himself prince of [[Later Qin]].
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| 385 || || The [[Xianbei]] chief and [[Former Qin]] vassal [[Qifu Guoren]] joined an active rebellion and declared the independence of [[Western Qin]].
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 386 || 20 February || [[Emperor Daowu of Northern Wei]] declared himself prince of [[Northern Wei]].
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| || The [[Former Qin]] general [[Lü Guang]] declared himself ''[[Tian Wang]]'' of the majority-[[Di (Five Barbarians)|Di]] [[Later Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)|Later Liang]].
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| 394 || || The [[Former Qin]] [[emperor of China|emperor]] [[Fu Chong]] was killed and his territory annexed by [[Western Qin]] forces.
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| 396 || || [[Emperor Xiaowu of Jin|Xiaowu]] was suffocated by one of his [[concubinage|concubines]].  He was succeeded by his young and severely disabled son [[Emperor An of Jin]].
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| rowspan="2" valign="top" | 397 || || [[Xiongnu]] rebels established the [[Northern Liang]], with the [[Han Chinese|Han]] [[Duan Ye]] as king.
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| || The [[Xianbei]] chief [[Tufa Wugu]] declared the independence of [[Southern Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)|Southern Liang]] from [[Later Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)|Later Liang]].
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| 398 || || [[Murong Chui]]'s brother [[Murong De]] declared himself prince of [[Southern Yan]].
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| 399 || || [[Faxian]] left for India to acquire [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] texts.
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| 400 || || Six [[commandery (China)|commanderies]] of [[Northern Liang]] seceded as [[Western Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)|Western Liang]], under the kingship of the [[Han Chinese|Han]] [[Li Gao]].
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