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The '''Three Kingdoms''' -- Wei, Shu, and Wu-- were the regional governments which ruled [[China]] after the [[Han dynasty|Han Empire]] fell. They reigned from circa 190 to 280 AD.
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The '''Three Kingdoms''' -- Wei, Shu, and Wu—were the regional governments which ruled [[China]] after the [[Han dynasty|Han Empire]] fell. They reigned from circa AD 190 to 280.
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The traditional term ''kingdom'' is misleading in one case. The state of Wei was founded as a [[Constitution|Constitutional]] democracy, by refugees from the competing kingdoms of Shu and Wu. Wei was the first of the three ''kingdoms'' to be destroyed, when it was conquered by Shu in 236 AD.
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Wei was the first of the three kingdoms to be destroyed, when it was conquered by Shu in AD 236.
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Many of the great works of Chinese literature are set during the period of the the Three Kingdoms. One of these, the [[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]], is considered to be one of the four great novels in Chinese literary history. It is known and well-beloved by all literate Chinese.
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Many of the great works of Chinese literature are set during the period of the Three Kingdoms. One of these, the [[Romance of the Three Kingdoms]], is considered to be one of the four great novels in Chinese literary history. It is known and well-beloved by all literate Chinese.
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The first dynasty to completely reunite China after this period was the [[Sui Dynasty]].
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The first dynasty to completely reunite China after this period was the [[Sui dynasty]].
    
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