Later Liang (Five Dynasties)Imperial state in China from 907 to 923 Liang梁907–923CapitalLuoyang (907–913)Kaifeng (913–923)Common languagesMiddle ChineseGovernmentMonarchyEmperor • 907–912 Emperor Taizu• 912–913 Zhu Yougui• 913–923 Emperor Modi Historical eraFive Dynasties• Established 1 June 907• Surrender of Kaifeng 19 November 923 Preceded by Succeeded by Tang dynasty Later Tang Jie Yan Zhao Today part ofChina Stone relief from the tomb of Wang Chuzhi.
Li CunxuHouseLi (Zhuye)DynastyFormer Jin (908–923)Later Tang (923–926)Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (Chinese: 後唐莊宗), personal name Li Cunxu (Chinese: 李存朂 or 李存勗 or 李存勖; pinyin: Lǐ Cúnxù), nickname Yazi (亞子), stage nameLi Tianxia (李天下), was the second ruling prince of the Former Jin dynasty (r. 908–923) who later became the founding emperor of the Later Tang dynasty (r. 923–926) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms periodThe Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period (Chinese: 五代十國) was an era of political upheaval and division in Imperial China from 907 to 979 CE. Five dynastic states quickly succeeded one another in the Central Plain, and more than a dozen concurrent dynastic states, of which the most powerful and influential ten were known as the ten kingdoms, were established elsewhere, mainly in South China.
Jin (Later Tang precursor)Today part ofChinaJin (晉; 883 (or 896 or 907)–923), also known as Hedong (河東) and Former Jin (前晉) in Chinese historiography, was a dynastic state of China and the predecessor of the Later Tang dynasty. Its princely rulers were the ethnic Shatuo warlords Li Keyong and Li Cunxu (Li Keyong's son).
Li KeyongHouseLi (Zhuye)DynastyFormer JinFatherLi GuochangMotherLady QinOccupationMilitary general, politicianLi Keyong (Chinese: 李克用; pinyin: Lǐ Kèyòng) (October 24, 856 – February 24, 908) was a military general and politician of Shatuo Turk ethnicity, and from January 896 the Prince of Jin (Chinese: 晉王; pinyin: Jìn Wáng), which would become an independent state after the fall of the Tang dynasty in 907.
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KaifengKaifeng (simplified Chinese: 开封; traditional Chinese: 開封; pinyin: Kāifēng) is a prefecture-level city in east-centralHenan province, China. It is one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, having been the capital eight times in history, As of the 2020 census, 4,824,016 people lived in Kaifeng's Prefecture, of whom 1,735,581 lived in the metropolitan area consisting of Xiangfu, Longting, Shunhe Hui, Gulou and Yuwantai Districts.
Tang dynastyImperial dynasty of China (618–907)CapitalChang'an(618–690, 705–904)Luoyang(904–907)Common languagesMiddle ChineseLiterary Chinese (official)Religion Majorities:Chinese BuddhismTaoismChinese folk religionMinorities:Nestorian ChristianityChinese ManichaeismZoroastrianismIslamGovernmentAbsolute monarchyEmperor • 618–626 (first) Emperor Gaozu• 626–649 Emperor Taizong• 712–756 Emperor Xuanzong• 904–907 (last) Emperor AiHistorical eraMedieval East Asia• EstablishedJune 18, 618• W…
Chinese languageChinese (spoken: simplified Chinese: 汉语; traditional Chinese: 漢語; pinyin: Hànyǔ, written: 中文; Zhōngwén) is a collection of language varieties containing almost all Sinitic languages except Macro-Bai languages, natively spoken by the Han Chinese and some ethnic minorities in Greater China, as well as by communities of the overseas Chinese.Dynasties of ChinaModern Republic of China (mainland, 1912–1949) Related articles Art history Cuisine history Economic history Education history Environmental history Jewish history Legal history LGBTQ history Media history Music history Timeline Military history before 1912 Naval history Religion in China Buddhism Christianity Daoism Islam Science and technology history Archaeology Cartography Discoveries Inventions Space Sports history Transport history Women's history vte This article contains Tangut text.
PinyinRomanization scheme for Standard ChineseScheme for the Chinese Phonetic AlphabetSimplified Chinese汉语拼音方案Traditional Chinese漢語拼音方案Literal meaningscheme of spelled Han language sounds This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see .
ShatuoShatuo TurksChinese沙陀突厥*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.