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Ma Guanghui
Ma Guanghui (馬光惠) was a member of the Ma ruling house of Chu, one of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period states of China. During Chu's final days, he was declared the military governor (''Jiedushi'') of one of Chu's main circuits, Wuping (武平, headquartered in modern Changde, Hunan) by officers disaffected with his uncle Ma Xi'e, but was soon removed by the same officers. Background Ma Guanghui was a son of Ma Xizhen (), the oldest son of Ma Yin (King Wumu), the founder of Chu. Not only was Ma Xizhen the oldest, but he was born of Ma Yin's wife, which should have made him the heir under Confucian succession principles, but Ma Yin favored his second son Ma Xisheng, who was born of his favorite concubine Consort Yuan. Not willing to engage in a succession struggle with Ma Xisheng, Ma Xizhen resigned and became a Taoist priest, dying during the ''Qingtai'' era (934-936). Nothing is known about Ma Guanghui's mother or whether he had siblings.''Spring and Autumn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chu (Ten Kingdoms)
Chu (), known in historiography as Ma Chu () or Southern Chu (), was a dynastic state of China that existed from 907 to 951. It is listed as one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Founding Ma Yin was named regional governor by the Tang court in 896 after fighting against a rebel named Yang Xingmi. He declared himself as the Prince of Chu with the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907. Ma's position as Prince of Chu was confirmed by the Later Tang in the north in 927 and was given the posthumous title of King Wumu of Chu. Territories The capital of the Chu Kingdom was Changsha ( Tanzhou).''New History of the Five Dynasties'', vol. 66 . Present-day Hunan and northeastern Guangxi were under the control of the kingdom. Economy Chu was peaceful and prosperous under Ma Yin's rule, exporting horses, silk and tea. Silk and lead coinage were often used as currency, particularly with external communities which would not accept other coinag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |