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'''Henan''' (河南, 'South of the [[Yellow River|River]]') is a territory in north central [[China]]. It is the historical heartland of the [[China|Chinese civilization]], from which its earliest states emerged.<ref name="Lewis 2007, ch. 1">Lewis, Mark Edward. "Geography of Empire". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 5–29.</ref> Many of China's most important cities have been located here, among them [[Luoyang]], which served as the capital of the [[Han dynasty]] in its latter period<ref name="Lewis 2007, ch. 4">Ibid. "Imperial Cities", pp. 75–105.</ref> and eastern capital during the [[Tang dynasty|Tang]],<ref name="Dynasty 15">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Beacon Fire (Part 8)]]</ref><ref name="Dynasty 25">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Last Stand of Justice (Part 1)]]</ref> and [[Chenliu|Kaifeng]], which was capital of the [[Song dynasty]].<ref name="Kuhn 2009">Kuhn, Dieter. (2009). "Transforming the Capitals". In The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 187–212.</ref> Under the Tang, Henan was organized as a {{Wiki|Circuit (administrative division)|circuit}}<ref name="Tang administration">{{WP|Administrative divisions of the Tang dynasty}}</ref> while in the present-day, it is a {{wiki| | '''Henan''' (河南, 'South of the [[Yellow River|River]]') is a territory in north central [[China]]. It is the historical heartland of the [[China|Chinese civilization]], from which its earliest states emerged.<ref name="Lewis 2007, ch. 1">Lewis, Mark Edward. "Geography of Empire". In ''The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 5–29.</ref> Many of China's most important cities have been located here, among them [[Luoyang]], which served as the capital of the [[Han dynasty]] in its latter period<ref name="Lewis 2007, ch. 4">Ibid. "Imperial Cities", pp. 75–105.</ref> and eastern capital during the [[Tang dynasty|Tang]],<ref name="Dynasty 15">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Beacon Fire (Part 8)]]</ref><ref name="Dynasty 25">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Last Stand of Justice (Part 1)]]</ref> and [[Chenliu|Kaifeng]], which was capital of the [[Song dynasty]].<ref name="Kuhn 2009">Kuhn, Dieter. (2009). "Transforming the Capitals". In ''The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China''. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 187–212.</ref> Under the Tang, Henan was organized as a {{Wiki|Circuit (administrative division)|circuit}}<ref name="Tang administration">{{WP|Administrative divisions of the Tang dynasty}}</ref> while in the present-day, it is a {{wiki|Provinces of China|province}} of the {{wiki|People's Republic of China}}.<ref name="PRC administration">{{WP|Administrative divisions of China}}</ref> | ||
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Henan (河南, 'South of the River') is a territory in north central China. It is the historical heartland of the Chinese civilization, from which its earliest states emerged.[1] Many of China's most important cities have been located here, among them Luoyang, which served as the capital of the Han dynasty in its latter period[2] and eastern capital during the Tang,[3][4] and Kaifeng, which was capital of the Song dynasty.[5] Under the Tang, Henan was organized as a circuit[6] while in the present-day, it is a province of the People's Republic of China.[7]
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- ↑ Lewis, Mark Edward. "Geography of Empire". In The Early Chinese Empires: Qin and Han. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 5–29.
- ↑ Ibid. "Imperial Cities", pp. 75–105.
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Beacon Fire (Part 8)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Last Stand of Justice (Part 1)
- ↑ Kuhn, Dieter. (2009). "Transforming the Capitals". In The Age of Confucian Rule: The Song Transformation of China. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, pp. 187–212.
- ↑
Administrative divisions of the Tang dynasty on Wikipedia
- ↑ Administrative divisions of China on Wikipedia