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Ye City (Former Northern Qi Capital)

Type Object Region Northern China Time 501–577

Ye was an important northern capital of the Northern and Southern Dynasties period near modern Linzhang, Hebei, serving as capital of Cao Wei, Later …

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  1. 534–550Ye city · Zhang River basinIn 534 Eastern Wei's Emperor Xiaojing moved the capital to Ye; after Northern Qi replaced Eastern Wei in 550, Ye remained the capital, with the palace city, Bronze Sparrow Terrace, and the twin-city layout north and south of the Zhang River continuing as the northern political and cultural center.
  2. 550–577Ye city · Zhang River basinDuring Northern Qi, Ye gathered Xianbei nobles, Han scholar-gentry, and Buddhist monasteries; court ritual music and Buddhist statuary flourished. After Emperor Wucheng, politics grew increasingly corrupt, yet it remained one of the largest cities in North China until Northern Qi fell to Northern Zhou.
  3. 577Ye city · Zhang River basinIn 577 Northern Zhou's Emperor Wu conquered Northern Qi, burning Ye's palaces and residences and forcibly relocating its inhabitants; Ye's history as an imperial capital ended, and the northern political focus shifted to Chang'an and Luoyang.

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