Former Shu
Great Shu (Chinese: 大蜀; pinyin: Dàshǔ) called in retrospect Former Shu (Chinese: 前蜀; pinyin: Qiánshǔ) or occasionally Wang Shu (王蜀), was one of the Ten Kingdoms formed during the chaotic period between the rules of the Tang dynasty and the Song dynasty. It existed in 907–925 CE. It was the third state named "Shu" on the same territory, after the Ancient Kingdom of Shu. The second one being Shu Han.
Great Shu / Han 大蜀 / 漢 | |||||||||
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| 907–925 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Chengdu | ||||||||
| Common languages | Ba–Shu Chinese | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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• 907–918 | Wang Jian | ||||||||
• 918–925 | Wang Zongyan | ||||||||
| Historical era | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period | ||||||||
• Foundation of the State of Shu under Tang rule | 903 | ||||||||
• Fall of the Tang dynasty | June 1, 907 907 | ||||||||
• Ended by the Later Tang | 925 925 | ||||||||
| Currency | Chinese coin, Chinese cash | ||||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||||
Shu had changed its country name from "Shu" to "Han" in 917–918. | |||||||||
The country's name changed from "Shu" to "Han" (Chinese: 漢; pinyin: Hàn) in 917–918, which is not to be confused with another contemporaneous kingdom during the same Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the Southern Han (traditional Chinese: 南漢; simplified Chinese: 南汉; pinyin: Nán Hàn), 917–971 CE.
Rulers
| Temple Names ( Miao Hao 廟號 miao4 hao4) | Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號 ) | Personal Names | Period of Reigns | Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their according range of years |
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| 高祖 gao1 zu3 | Too tedious thus not used when referring to this sovereign | 王建 wang2 jian4 | 907–918 | Tianfu (天復 tian1 fu4) 907 Wucheng (武成 wu3 cheng22) 908–910 |
| Did not exist | Did not exist | 王衍 wang2 yan3 | 918–925 | Qiande (乾德 qian2 de2) 918–925 Xiankang (咸康 xian2 kang1) 925 |
| Family tree | |||||
| Wang Jian 王建 847–918 Gaozu 高祖 907–918 | |||||
| Wang Yan 王衍 899–925 Houzhu 后主 918–925 | |||||
See also
References
- Mote, F.W. (1999). Imperial China (900–1800). Harvard University Press. pp. 11–12, 14–15. ISBN 0-674-01212-7.
Further reading
- Wang, Hongjie (2011). Power and Politics in Tenth-Century China: The Former Shu Regime. Amherst: Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1604977646.
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