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)
385–400, 409–431
Western Qin and its neighbors in 391 AD
Status	Vassal of Former Qin, Later Qin, Jin Dynasty (266–420), Northern Wei
Capital	Yongshicheng (385–386) Wanchuan (386–388, 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 Xianbei ethnicity during the era of Sixteen Kingdoms. 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.

Rulers of the Western Qin

Temple name	Posthumous name	Personal name	Durations of reign	Era names
Liezu	Xuanlie	Qifu Guoren	385–388	Jianyi (建義) 385–388
Gaozu	Wuyuan	Qifu Qiangui	388–400, 409–412	Taichu (太初) 388–400 Gengshi (更始) 409–412
Taizu	Wenzhao	Qifu Chipan	412–428	Yongkang (永康) 412–419 Jianhong (建弘) 420–428
–	–	Qifu Mumo	428–431	Yonghong (永弘) 428–431

The family tree of Western Qin rulers

Western Qin
Qifu Sifan 乞伏司繁 (d. 376) Qifu Guoren 乞伏国仁 (d. 388) Xuanlie 宣烈 r. 385–388 Qifu Qiangui 乞伏乾归 (d. 412) Wuyuan 武元 r. 388–400; 409–412 Qifu Gongfu 乞伏公府 Qifu Achai 乞伏阿柴 Qifu Chipan 乞伏熾磐 (d. 428) Wenzhao 文昭 r. 412–428 Qifu Yuanji 乞伏元基 Qifu Mumo 乞伏暮末 d. 431; r. 428–431 Qifu Wanzai 乞伏万载

See also

• Xianbei
• List of past Chinese ethnic groups
• Wu Hu