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Encyclopedia > Wu (Ten Kingdoms)

Wu 吳 (also refered to as Huainan 淮南) was one of the Ten Kingdoms in south-central China which was in existance between the years of 904 and 937. Its capital was Guangling 廣陵 or Jiangdu 江都 (modern Yangzhou 揚州 in Jiangsu Province). It was replaced by Nantang (Southern Tang) in 937. 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. ... Yangzhou (扬州) is a city in Jiangsu province, China. ... Jiangsu (Simplified Chinese: 江苏; Traditional Chinese: 江蘇; pinyin: Jiāngsū; Wade-Giles: Chiang-su; Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. ... Southern Tang (also refered to as Nantang) was one of the Ten Kingdoms in south-central China created following the Tang Dynasty from 937-976. ...


Rulers

  • 904–905: Yáng Xíngmì 楊行密 (Tài Zǔ Xiàowǔ Huángdì 太祖孝武皇帝)
  • 905–908: Yáng Wò 楊渥 (Liè Zōng Jǐng Huángdì 烈宗景皇帝)
  • 908–921: Yáng Lóngyǎn 楊隆演 (Gāo Zǔ Xuān Huángdì 高祖宣皇帝)
  • 921–937: Yáng Pǔ 楊溥 (Ruì Huángdì 睿皇帝)

See also

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. ...

External links

  • http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Tang/rulers-wu.html

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