Six dynasties
Under Six Dynasties ( Chinese 六朝 , Pinyin Liù Cháo ), Chinese historians summarize the dynasties following the Han dynasty:
- Wu dynasty
- Eastern Jin Dynasty
- Liu Song Dynasty (Former Song Dynasty)
- Southern Qi Dynasty
- Liang Dynasty
- Chen Dynasty
All these dynasties lay south of the Yangtze River and had their capital in Jiankang , today's Nanjing .