Complex sentence: The Kingdom of Nanyue's founding preserved the Lingnan region's societal order and stability during the chaos surrounding the collapse of the Qin dynasty, and allowed the southern region to avoid much of the hardship experienced by the northern, predominantly Han Chinese regions.
Split into simpler sentences: The Kingdom of Nanyue's founding preserved the order of the Lingnan region during the chaos surrounding the collapse of the Qin dynasty. It allowed the southern region to avoid much of the hardship experienced by the northern, predominantly Han Chinese regions.