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Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms)

407 – 431
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Xiongnu-descended state founded by Helian Bobo in the Ordos region, one of the last of the Sixteen Kingdoms; briefly held Chang'an after seizing it from Later Qin in 418.

Collapsed under attack from the Tuyuhun and Northern Wei; last ruler captured in 431, ending the state.

Borders in 418 · drawn from 2 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 2 border frames for Xia (Sixteen Kingdoms) — the shape you scrub through changes in 407 · 418.

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