APPENDIX. 551 
k‘ang (Nan king). Gradually the Northern Wei encroached 
upon the empire of the Nan Sung and drove them back 
beyond the Huai river, The Nan Sung dynasty was over- 
thrown by the— . 
Fa 3 Nan (Southern) Ts dynasty [479-502], and this 
in turn was replaced by the— 
Ye Liang dynasty [502-557]. The Pei Wei in the 
north continued their encroachments upon the southern 
empire, and finally the Yang tsz‘ formed the boundary 
between the northern and the southern empire. The domi- 
nions of the Liang were divided into 23 chou or provinces 
with 850 kin or prefectures and 1,203 hien or districts. 
The capital was at Kien kang (Nan king). The Liang 
dynasty was overthrown by the— 
fifi Chen dynasty [557-589], which swayed the southern 
half of China and in turn was destroyed by the Sui [see 
infra}. 
The Nan Sung, Nan Ts‘i, Liang and Chen dynasties 
are known in Chinese history as the jj #J Nan ch‘ao or 
Southern Dynasties. 3 : 
The [¥f Sui dynasty [581-619]. All China, after it had 
been divided more than three centuries and a half, was 
again re-united and brought under the sway of this dynasty. 
The old division of China into 9 chow or provinces was 
again adopted with the old names of the Yi kung. The 
subdivisions were 190 kin and 1,255 hien. The capital 
was first at Ch‘ang an ; in 605 the court moved to Lo yang. 
The f¥ Tang dynasty [618-907]. The second eRe 
of this celebrated dynasty [in 627] established a new politica 
division of China. The empire was divided into 10 38% tao 
= ORAL fu ae tekst srised 360 Jp] chow or 
(cireuits, or provinces which com] sl 
- prefectures). The larger chou were termed iit bas x 
were 1,557 M& hien or districts. During the ruling o 
T'ang the capital was at Ch‘ang an. 
