The Northern and Southern dynasties period came to an end with the unification of China proper by Emperor Wen of the Sui dynasty. The Northern Zhou dynasty was ruled by people of the Xianbei ...

Emperor Wu was ethnically Xianbei, an ancient nomadic group that lived in what is Mongolia today and northern and northeastern China. Study co-author Dr Shaoqing Wen, of Fudan University in ...

For example, Q3(a) in Paper One only asked about Emperor Wen of Sui dynasty and his achievements, whereas Q3(b) focused on Emperor Taizong of Tang, his politics and the situation in the Tang dynasty.