Imperial China Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. This period started from the fall of Tang Dynasty and ended with the founding of Song Dynasty. The

Yong Mausoleum, Chengdu City

The Imperial Tomb of Emperor Wang Jian. He was the founder of the state of former Shu during the Five Dynasty period from 907 to 960.

Former Shu Kingdom was founded in 951. Liu Chong was the brother of Emperor Gaozu of the Later Han Dynasty. In 951, Liu Chong declared himself the Emperor of Northern Han after Later Han Dynasty Military Affairs Commissioner Guo Wei rebelled, defeated Emperor Gaozu and killed Liu Chong's son to declared himself the Emperor of Later Zhou.

Former Shu Kingdom Capital is in present day Chengdu City and they ruled over Northern China around present day Shanxi Province.


Liu Chong / Liu Min (Temple Name: Northern Han Shizu) ruled from 951-954.
Liu Chengjun (Northern Han Ruizong) ruled from 954-967
Liu Ji'en Yu (Northern Han Minor Ruler) in 967.
Liu Jiyuan ruled (Northern Han Yingwudi) ruled from 978-979.

Northern Han Kingdom was conquered by Song Dynasty in 979.

Southern Tang Kingdom was founded in 937. Li Bian who was an adopted son of a General in Wu Dynasty and he disposed Wu Dynasty's Emperor and founded Great Qi Dynasty and later renamed Southern Tang Dynasty. Wu Dynasty is one of states in the ten states period of China.

The main capital was in Jinling, modern day Nanjing and the east capital was in Jiangning, modern day Yangzhou.
Southern Tang Dynasty ruled over roughly the lands of former Wu Empire around modern day Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei and Fujian provinces.


Li Bian (Temple Name: Southern Tang Liezu) ruled from 937-942.
Li Jing (Southern Tang Yuanzong, The Middle Ruler of Southern Tang) ruled from 943-957
Li Yu ruled (The Last Ruler of Southern Tang) ruled from 943-960.

Southern Tang was conquered by Song Dynasty in 975.

Northern Han Kingdom was founded in 951. Liu Chong was the brother of Emperor Gaozu of the Later Han Dynasty. In 951, Liu Chong declared himself the Emperor of Northern Han after Later Han Dynasty Military Affairs Commissioner Guo Wei rebelled, defeated Emperor Gaozu and killed Liu Chong's son to declared himself the Emperor of Later Zhou.

Northern Han Kingdom ruled over Northern China around present day Shanxi Province.


Liu Chong / Liu Min (Temple Name: Northern Han Shizu) ruled from 951-954.
Liu Chengjun (Northern Han Ruizong) ruled from 954-967
Liu Ji'en Yu (Northern Han Minor Ruler) in 967.
Liu Jiyuan ruled (Northern Han Yingwudi) ruled from 978-979.

Northern Han Kingdom was conquered by Song Dynasty in 979.