Liu Song Dynasty

State · 426–479 CE · at its largest around 439 CE

Founded by the soldier Liu Yu, it ruled from Jiankang, a southern capital of Buddhist temples and aristocratic culture. Its age produced the nature poet Xie Lingyun, the anecdote collection 'A New Account of the Tales of the World' and the mathematician Zu Chongzhi.

On its lands while it lasted

• Plain of Jars (c. 500 BCE – c. 500 CE): Thousands of large stone jars scattered across the Xiangkhoang Plateau in Laos, associated with Iron Age mortuary practices.
• Co Loa Citadel (c. 256 BCE – c. 965 CE): Capital of Âu Lac (256 BCE–207 BCE), Ngô Dynasty (947–965).
• Ye (c. 337–576 CE): Capital of Later Zhao (337–351), Northern Qi (555–576).
• Jiankang (c. 426 CE): Capital of Liu Song Dynasty (426–479), Southern Qi (480–502), Chen Dynasty (561–589).

More on Wikipedia.