We round out our overview of the 10 Kingdoms of the south by looking at the trials and tribulations of Chu, Former & Later Shu, Jingnan, and Southern Han’s travails against Annam… but little do they know, they’re one and all riding for a fall…
Time Period Covered:
870-960 CE
Major Historical Figures:
Huang Chao
Chu:
Governor Liu Jianfei,
King Ma Yin,
Minister Gao Yu,
King Ma Xifan,
Prince Ma Xi’ou,
King Ma Xiguang
Former/Later Shu:
King Wang Jian (“Bandit Wang Eight”) [r. 903-918],
Minister Feng Juan,
Minister Wei Zhuang,
King Wang Yan [r. 918-925]
King Meng Zhixiang [r. 933-965]
Governor Dong Chang [d. 930]
Jingnan:
King Gao Zhichang [r. 907-]
King Gao Congmei
Southern Han:
Governor Liu Qian, of the Man People [d. 896]
Prince Liu Yin of Nanhai [r. 896-911]
Emperor Liu Yan, “The Heavenly Dragon” [r. 911-942]
Emperor Liu Hongdu [r. 942-960]
Annam (N. Vietnam):
Governor Duong Dinh Nghe [d. 938]
Ngo Quyen [r. 939-]
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