Liu Song (59yrs) 420-479 (jan 1, 420 – jan 1, 479)
Description:
"By 420 the reach of the Jinakang (Nanjing) Empire was as large as it ever would be, ranging from the Yellow River to Central Vietnam, and from the Edges of the Tibetian massif to the Sea. It was the Largerst and most populous state in eastern Asia at the time, rivaled only by the Gupta Empire in Northern India and the Sassanian Empire in Mesopotamia and Central Asia." Cambridge pg 237.Most Powerful Political actors were military men (from Eastern Chu region)
Like Xianbei only became sinicized after generations
No strong succession tradition. Ideally primogeniture, but often a wide range of Emperor's male relatives
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Date:
jan 1, 420
jan 1, 479
~ 59 years