Chu (楚) was a kingdom in what-is-now China during the Period of Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. It survived for less than half a century, specifically 907 until 951, and its capital was Tanzhou 潭州 (modern day Changsha 長沙). In politics, a country (or in some cases, a group of countries) over which a king or queen reigns, is a kingdom, see: monarchy. ... The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. ... Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (Traditional Chinese: 五代十國 Simplified Chinese: 五代十国 Hanyu pinyin: Wǔdàishíguó) (907-960) was a period of political upheaval in China, between the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty. ... A century is one hundred of something, usually one hundred consecutive years, or 100 runs in cricket, or a bicycle ride of 100 miles in a day. ... Events Oleg leads Kievan Rus in a campaign against Constantinople Yelü Abaoji establishes Liao (Khitan) dynasty Births Deaths Categories: 907 ... Events Allat the Maharana of Mewar come to powers. ... Changsha (Simplified Chinese: 长沙; Traditional Chinese: 長沙; pinyin: Ch ng shā; Wade-Giles: Chang-sha) is the capital of Hunan, a province of Southcentral China, located on the lower reaches of Xiangjiang river, a branch of Chang Jiang. ...

It was founded under Ma Yin (馬殷) who had fought against a rebel named Yang Xingmi 楊行密 (who became emperor of Wu) under the generals Sun Ru 孫儒 and Liu Jianfeng 劉建鋒. He became jiedushi (節度使) of a precursor kingdom named Hunan (湖南). In 907 he became the king of the new kingdom of Chu. The Jiedushi (T: 節度使 S: 节度使) were regional military governors in China during the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. ... Not to be confused with the unrelated provinces of Hainan and Henan Hunan (湖南; pinyin: Húnán) is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of the Dongting Lake (hence the name Hunan, meaning south of the lake). Hunan is sometimes called...

Chu was peaceful and prosperous under his rule, exporting horses, silk and tea. Silk was often used as a currency, particularly with external communities which would not except the coinage of the land. After Ma Yin died the leadership was subject to struggle and conflict which continued until the fall of the kingdom. In 951 the Southern Tang conquered the region and became a principality until 962 when the Song Dynasty invaded. Binomial name Equus caballus The Horse (Equus caballus) is a large ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ... Silk (< OE sioloc probably < L. SERICVS / Gr. ... This article is about the beverage. ... Events February 2 - Pope John XII crowns Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor. ... Alternative meaning: Song Dynasty (420-479) The Song dynasty (Chinese: 宋朝) was a ruling dynasty in China from 960-1279. ...

Rulers

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References

"Chu 楚 (http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Tang/rulers-chu.html)." The Ten Kingdoms. Accessed on 12 April 2005. April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...