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Three-Character Classic st.51-54, attrib. Wang Yinglin
Thursday, 4 May 2023 08:2251.
Qin of the clan of Ying
United everyone.
When reign passed to Ershi,
Chu and Han contended.
嬴秦氏
始兼并
传二世
楚汉争
52.
Gaozu then rose up,
Founding the House of Han—
Until Wang Mang usurped
Little Emperor Ping.
高祖兴
汉业建
至孝平
王莽篡
53.
Guangwu then rose up—
He of the Eastern Han.
Han ruled four hundred years,
Ending with Emperor Xian.
光武兴
为东汉
四百年
终于献
54.
Then Wei and Shu and Wu
Contended for Han’s throne—
We call them the Three Kingdoms—
Until the two Jins ruled.
魏蜀吴
争汉鼎
号三国
迄两晋
• 51: The warring state that ended up on top was Qin ruled by Ying Zheng, who as Qin Shihuang created a united empire (221 BCE). His son Ershi (“second generation”) was killed by rebels (207 BCE), and the ensuing scramble for power eventually resulted in the warlords of the domains of Chu (in Hunan) and Han (in Sichuan) duking it out. • 52: Gaozu of Han won, establishing the Han Dynasty (202 BCE). Infant Emperor Ping was deposed (9 CE) by his regent, Wang Mang, who ruled in his own name. • 53: Emperor Gunagwu restored Han rule (25 CE), starting the Eastern period of the Han Dynasty (25-220). • 54: As the Han empire disintegrated (starting in 184), the ensuing scramble for power eventually resulted in the warlords of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu duking it out. Wei won but its throne was seized by the founder of the Jin Dynasty, which also had Western (266-316) and Eastern (317-420) periods.
---L.
Qin of the clan of Ying
United everyone.
When reign passed to Ershi,
Chu and Han contended.
嬴秦氏
始兼并
传二世
楚汉争
52.
Gaozu then rose up,
Founding the House of Han—
Until Wang Mang usurped
Little Emperor Ping.
高祖兴
汉业建
至孝平
王莽篡
53.
Guangwu then rose up—
He of the Eastern Han.
Han ruled four hundred years,
Ending with Emperor Xian.
光武兴
为东汉
四百年
终于献
54.
Then Wei and Shu and Wu
Contended for Han’s throne—
We call them the Three Kingdoms—
Until the two Jins ruled.
魏蜀吴
争汉鼎
号三国
迄两晋
• 51: The warring state that ended up on top was Qin ruled by Ying Zheng, who as Qin Shihuang created a united empire (221 BCE). His son Ershi (“second generation”) was killed by rebels (207 BCE), and the ensuing scramble for power eventually resulted in the warlords of the domains of Chu (in Hunan) and Han (in Sichuan) duking it out. • 52: Gaozu of Han won, establishing the Han Dynasty (202 BCE). Infant Emperor Ping was deposed (9 CE) by his regent, Wang Mang, who ruled in his own name. • 53: Emperor Gunagwu restored Han rule (25 CE), starting the Eastern period of the Han Dynasty (25-220). • 54: As the Han empire disintegrated (starting in 184), the ensuing scramble for power eventually resulted in the warlords of the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Shu, and Wu duking it out. Wei won but its throne was seized by the founder of the Jin Dynasty, which also had Western (266-316) and Eastern (317-420) periods.
---L.