五ご胡こ十じゅう六ろっ国こく

noun

Sixteen Kingdoms; Sixteen Kingdoms period

Historical term referring to a collection of short-lived sovereign states in northern China and surrounding areas from 304 to 439 CE. Used in East Asian history contexts.

• 五ご胡こ十じゅう六ろっ国こく時じ代だいは、中ちゅう国ごく史しの中なかでも特とくに混こん乱らんした時じ代だいの一ひとつです。

  The Sixteen Kingdoms period is one of the most chaotic eras in Chinese history.