Northern Qi: Map & History
Qi, known as the Northern Qi, Later Qi (後齊) or Gao Qi (高齊) in historiography, was a Chinese imperial dynasty and one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties era.
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Qi, known as the Northern Qi, Later Qi (後齊) or Gao Qi (高齊) in historiography, was a Chinese imperial dynasty and one of the Northern dynasties during the Northern and Southern dynasties era. It ruled the eastern part of northern China from 550 to 577 AD. The dynasty was founded by Gao Yang, and was eventually conquered by the Xianbei-led Northern Zhou dynasty in 577 AD.
Modern Countries Once Part of Northern Qi
At its mapped extent, Northern Qi covered territory in 1 present-day country. The period shown is when the mapped borders include that country, and the note says how much of it.
States and Provinces
Largest Present-Day Cities in Its Territory
Each opens on the live map inside Northern Qi's borders of that time.
Derived by testing mapped cities against this polity's dated territorial polygons, so the list is indicative and follows the borders in the source dataset.
Northern Qi in Depth
History
Northern Qi was the successor state of the Chinese Xianbei state of Eastern Wei and was founded by Emperor Wenxuan. Emperor Wenxuan had a Han father of largely Xianbei culture, Gao Huan, and a Xianbei mother, Lou Zhaojun. As Eastern Wei's powerful minister Gao Huan was succeeded by his sons Gao Cheng and Gao Yang, who took the throne from Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei in 550 and established Northern Qi as Emperor Wenxuan.
Northern Qi was the strongest state out of the three main states (the other two being Northern Zhou state and Chen Dynasty) in China when Chen was established. Northern Qi however was plagued by violence and/or incompetent emperors (in particular Houzhu), corrupt officials, and deteriorating armies.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Northern Qi (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Northern Qi Timeline
Key historical inflections from foundation to peak territorial expansion
Expansion to peak recorded area of 840,990 km² in 572 CE.
Northern Qi: Frequently Asked Questions
When did Northern Qi exist?
Northern Qi is dated to 555 CE – 576 CE, in the Early Middle Ages era.
What was the capital of Northern Qi?
The capital of Northern Qi was Yecheng.
How large was Northern Qi at its peak?
At its peak in 572 AD Northern Qi covered about 840,990 km².