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Chinese History - The Five Dynasties 五代 (907-960)

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The Five Dynasties
introduction

Later Liang Dynasty 後梁 907-923
Later Tang Dynasty 後唐 923-936
Later Jin Dynasty 後晉 936-946
Later Han Dynasty 後漢 947-950
Later Zhou Dynasty 後周 951-960
period before
(Tang)

-- Ten States
next period (Song)
The Five Dynasties were short-lived empires that were founded in the north as successor states of the great Tang Dynasty 唐. Their main or eastern capital was in Kaifeng 開封/Henan, the western capital was Luoyang 洛陽/Henan.Map and Geography

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