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As a new dynastic sequence, the Five Dynasties had the task to compose the official history of their predecessor, the Tang Dynasty 唐. Unfortunately, many documents of the 7th and early 8th century had been lost during the An Lushan 安祿山 rebellion. The collection and rediscovering of imperial documents offial and private sources was therefore an important task of the Five Dynasties historio"top"> | A universal guide for China studies Chinese History - The Five Dynasties 五代 (907-960) |
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The Five Dynasties
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next period (Song) | | Map and Geography | |  Later Liang - Later Tang - Later Jin - Later Han - Later Zhou Zhu Wen 朱溫 (also called Zhu Huang 朱晃 or Zhu Quanzhong 朱全忠) who took part in the rebellions of Huang Chao 黃巢 at the end of the 9th century, later surrendered to the Tang Dynasty 唐 and suppressed the Huang Chao rebellion under the leadership of Li Keyong 李克用, a Turkish Shatuo 沙陀 prince. In 904 Zhu Wen kidnapped the Tang emperor Zhaozong 唐昭宗, abducted him to Luoyang 洛陽 and killed him. The puppet emperor Tang Aizong 唐哀宗 was in 907 replaced by Zhu Wen who founded a new dynasty called Liang 梁 (Later Liang, Houliang 後梁). Although Zhu Wen (posthumous Houliang Taizu 後梁太祖 - see titles of emperors) tried to lower taxes, he is known as a brutal and ruthless warrior. All his military campaigns to conquer more territory were not successful. In the south, China was divided into six smaller states, in the north of Liang reigned Li Keyong in a state called Jin 晉 (modern Shanxi; further: Zhao 趙 and Beiping 北平), the west was ruled by the state of Qi 岐 of Li Maozhen 李茂貞 (modern Shaanxi), and in the northeast Liu Shouguang 劉守光 ruled over an empire called Yan 燕. In 912 Zhu Wen was killed by his own son Zhu Yougui 朱友珪 who was defeated by his brother one year later. This last ruler Zhu Youzhen 朱友貞 ruled for ten years. In 923, Li Keyong’s son Li Cunxu 李存勖 conquered the capital Kaifeng 開封 and refounded the Tang Dynasty.Li Keyong 李克用, a member of the Turkish Shatuo 沙陀 clan, was installed by the Tang rulers as military commissioner (jiedushi 節度使) of the area of modern Shanxi and proclaimed himself as king of Jin 晉. His son Li Cunxu 李存勖 continued the permanent power struggle with the empire of Later Liang. In 911 he was able to control a great |
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