#fivedynasties — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #fivedynasties, aggregated by home.social.
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#OTD in 979: Liu Jiyuan 劉繼元 (–992, Emperor Yingwu 英武帝, r. 968–79) of Northern Han 北漢 (in modern Shanxi 山西), last of the #FiveDynasties and Ten Kingdoms #五代十國, surrenders to the Northern Song #北宋 (960–1127), completing the latter's reunification of '#China proper'.
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#OTD in #MedievalChina: The Shatuo 沙陀 general Li Cunxu 李存勗 (Zhuangzong 莊宗, 885–926, r. 923–926) declares himself emperor of the restored or Latter #Tang 後 #唐, one of the #FiveDynasties #五代 (907–960) in #ChineseHistory #ImperialChina #Restoration
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#OTD in #MedievalChina: Li Zhu 李柷 (né Zuo 祚, Emperor Ai 哀帝 or Zhaoxuan 照宣帝, 892–908; r. 904–907) cedes the throne 禪讓 to Zhu Wen 朱溫 (Quanzhong 全忠, Liang Taizu 梁太祖), marking the end of #Tang #唐 after 289 years (618–907).#FiveDynasties #TangSongTransition #唐宋變革
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#BOTD in #ChineseHistory: Zhu Quanzhong 朱全忠, né Wen 溫 (852–912), military commissioner #節度使 who overthrew the #Tang #唐 #dynasty after 289 years and established the Latter Liang 後梁 (907–923), 1st of the #FiveDynasties #五代. 首尾三鱗六十年，兩角犢子恣狂顛，龍蛇相鬪血成川