The Jin Dynasty was from 265 to 520 A. D. It included the Northern Qi and Northern Zhou dynasties. Many important historical events occurred during this period. - In 280 AD, Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty died and the Jin Dynasty ended. - In 316 AD, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, destroyed the Western Jin Dynasty and established the Northern Zhou regime. - The Eastern Jin Dynasty was established after the Western Jin Dynasty perished in 377 AD. - In 420 AD, the Southern Yan, Eastern Jin, and Southern Qi united to destroy the Northern Zhou Dynasty. The north fell into chaos again. - In 479 AD, Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan, destroyed the Southern Qi Dynasty and established the Liang Dynasty. - In 507 AD, the Sui Dynasty established the Northern Zhou Dynasty and was replaced by the Sui Dynasty. - In 519 AD, Nanchen was destroyed and the south fell into chaos again. - In 581 AD, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, ordered the destruction of the Southern Chen Dynasty and the unification of the north. - In 590 AD, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, ordered the destruction of the Northern Zhou Dynasty and the Southern and Northern Dynasties fell into division again. - In 618 AD, the Tang Dynasty established the Northern Zhou Dynasty, which was replaced by the Tang Dynasty. - In 907, the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period began to include the Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Five Regimes. These are the important historical events from the Jin Dynasty to the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. The time span is about 200 years.