Sentence examples for dynasty it from inspiring English sources

During the Zhou dynasty it acquired its association with political prosperity and harmony.

Dynastic succession was far from inevitable, and even if there was to be a dynasty, it was not clear whether Kim would be its beneficiary.

Valois, historic region of France that gave its name to the second line of the Capetian dynasty; it corresponds to the southeastern quarter of the modern département of Oise, with an adjacent portion of Aisne.

The Selections collects all known fu pieces from the early Han dynasty to its compilation in the 6th century AD, during the Liang dynasty; it has since been the traditional source for studying classical fu.

By the Jin dynasty it was known as the Dayansheng Temple.

Like the dynasty it displaced, the Islamic Republic has been bedeviled by dissent.

Indeed, for a billionaire and the scion of one of the Netherlands' most powerful corporate dynasties, it seems downright penny-pinching.

Formerly the capital of the Han, Sui, and Tang dynasties, it is located near the present-day city of Xi'an.

Organized by Chinese dynasties, it tries to show how all of the 56 ethnic groups in today's China have always worked together harmoniously.

Under the Ming (1368 1644) and Qing (1644 1911/12) dynasties, it was a superior prefecture, in addition to being the provincial capital of Zhejiang.

The historians talked up the city's glorious past, the six dynasties it lived through as the pre-communist capital of China.