Former Qin

State · 353–393 CE · at its largest around 378 CE

Sixteen Kingdoms state of the Di people that, under Fu Jian, briefly unified northern China before its defeat at the Battle of Fei River in 383.

On its lands while it lasted

• Wang Xizhi (303 CE – 361 CE): Calligrapher of the Eastern Jin, revered as the "Sage of Calligraphy".
• Ye (c. 337–576 CE): Capital of Later Zhao (337–351), Northern Qi (555–576).
• Mogao Caves (c. 366 CE): Buddhist cave temples near Dunhuang created from the 4th to 14th centuries, with thousands of square metres of murals.
• Battle of Fei River (383 CE): Eastern Jin forces defeated a much larger army of the Former Qin, preserving the southern dynasties.
• Lanzhou (c. 387 CE): Capital of Western Qin (387–431).
• Pingcheng District (c. 387 CE): Capital of Northern Wei (387–533).

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