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Chinese dynasties that start with L
The full list of Chinese dynasties starting with L: 12 names, taken from the 66 answers to “Name a Chinese dynasty” in Icillion.
All 12 Chinese dynasties that start with L
- Later Han
- Later Jin
- Later Liang
- Later Qin
- Later Shu
- Later Tang
- Later Yan
- Later Zhao
- Later Zhou
- Liangalso Liang dynasty
- Liaoalso Liao dynasty, Khitan Liao
- Liu Song
About this list
- L is the most common first letter in this list: 12 of the 66 Chinese dynasties (18%).
- Shortest: “Liao”. Longest: “Later Liang”.
- 10 names have more than one word.
- 2 can be spelled more than one way, and all the spellings count.
Quick answers
- How many Chinese dynasties start with L?
- 12 of the 66 Chinese dynasties in Icillion start with L, for example Liao, Liu Song and Liang.
- What is the longest name among Chinese dynasties that start with L?
- The longest is “Later Liang” and the shortest is “Liao”.
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