Example sentences for: dynasties

How can you use “dynasties” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The neighborhoods of the Back Lakes District are filled with the hutongs (alleys) and siheyuans (courtyard houses) that were characteristic of urban Beijing during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

  • Several mummies were found here when archaeologists opened it, leading to a much-improved understanding of the genealogy of the various dynasties.

  • Completed by the Emperor Yongle in 1420, the Forbidden City (Zijin Cheng) in the center of Beijing was the home to 24 consecutive rulers of China during the Ming (1368–1644) and Qing (1644–1911) dynasties.

  • They kept the capital at Beijing but, unlike preceding dynasties, did not raze it.

  • Fated to be the last of all the Chinese dynasties, it held power until modern times (1644–1911).


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