The Cheng Han ( ; ; ; 303 or 304-347) was a
state of the
Sixteen Kingdoms during the
Jin Dynasty (265-420) in
China. It represented two states, the Cheng state (成, pinyin Chéng) proclaimed in 304 by
Li Xiong and the Han state (汉, pinyin Hàn) in 338 by
Li Shou. Since they were both ruled by the
Li family of the
Di ethnicity, scholars with Chinese backgrounds often combined them into a single Cheng Han state. Western texts frequently referred to the two states separately. Whether the treatment is correct is debatable -- when Li Shou claimed the throne in 338, he did not acknowledge his throne as having been inherited from Li Xiong's line, and indeed, while continuing the worship of Li Xiong, maintained it in a separate temple. Li Shou's son
Li Shi, however, acknowledged the prior emperors as his predecessors. Chenghan was the earliest establishment of the kingdoms.
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