18 Kingdoms
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18 Kingdoms refer to the kingdoms created in China during and after the collapse of Qin Dynasty. Here is the complete list:
- Kingdom of Chu
- Kingdom of Hengshan
- Kingdom of Linjiang
- Kingdom of Jiujiang
- Kingdom of Zhao
- Kingdom of Dai
- Kingdom of Linzi
- Kingdom of Jibei
- Kingdom of Jiaodong
- Kingdom of Yong
- Kingdom of Sai
- Kingdom of Zhai
- Kingdom of Yan
- Kingdom of Liaodong
- Kingdom of Wei
- Kingdom of Yin
- Kingdom of Hán
- Kingdom of Henan
Notice: to avoid the confusion between Hán(韩) and Han(汉), in Hán, tone symbol is included.
Kingdom of Han was not included because Liu Bang, King of Han later became the first emperor of Han Dynasty. Many of the kingdoms listed were abolished during Chu-Han Contention but a lot of them survived well into Han Dynasty.
