Collection of facts about the Sixteen Kingdoms period

This post is a collection of facts about the Sixteen Kingdoms period (304 - 439 AD). There are 8 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by Western Jin reunification of China and War of the Eight Princes
• Western Jin collapsed and then formed the Eastern Jin
• Power vacuum led to civil wars, rebellions and famine
• States formed by non-Han people in northern China
• Five Barbarians: Xiongnu, Jie, Di, Qiang, Xianbei
• Former Qin (376 - 838 AD) defeated by Eastern Jin
• Northern Wei reunited the north ending the Sixteen Kingdoms period
• Followed by Northern and Southern dynasties era