Western Qin

Western Qin (西秦)
苑川 (387–388)
河南 (388–389, 394, 411–414)
金城 (389–394)
梁 (394–395)
秦 (395–400, 409–411, 414–431)
Western Qin (西秦) 苑川 (387–388); 河南 (388–389, 394, 411–414); 金城 (389–394); 梁 (394–395); 秦 (395–400, 409–411, 414–431)
385–400, 409–431;
	Western Qin and its neighbors in 391 AD
	Western Qin and its neighbors in 423 AD
Status	Vassal of Former Qin, Later Qin, Jin Dynasty (266–420), Northern Wei
Capital	Yongshicheng (385–388); Yuanchuan (400, 410–412); Jincheng (388–395); Xicheng (395–400); Dujianshan (409–410); Tanjiao (412); Fuhan (412–429); Dinglian (429–430); Nan'an (430–431)
Government	Monarchy
King
• 385–388	Qifu Guoren
• 388–400, 409–412	Qifu Qiangui
• 412–428	Qifu Chipan
• 428–431	Qifu Mumo
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Former Qin
	Southern Liang (Sixteen Kingdoms)
Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)
Northern Liang
Today part of	China

The Western Qin (Chinese: 西秦; pinyin: Xī Qín; 385–400, 409–431) was a dynastic state of China ruled by the Qifu clan of Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms.^[1] All rulers of the Western Qin declared themselves "wang", translatable as either "king" or "prince." They ruled an area corresponding to modern-day southwestern Gansu in Northwest China.

^ Grousset, Rene (1970). The Empire of the Steppes. Rutgers University Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-8135-1304-9.

[Rene-1] Grousset, Rene (1970). The Empire of the Steppes. Rutgers University Press. pp. 59–60. ISBN 0-8135-1304-9.

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