Five Dynasties 907-960

The Period of the Five Dynasties was an unstable and brutal interlude in Chinese history.

Later Liang

A short lived and brutal dynasty, Modi murdered his father only to be overthrown by the son of a Turkish general Tang Zhuangzong.

During the tumult of this period the Tang civilization was kept alive amongst the southern ten kingdoms, especially Sichuan.

Later Liang Emperors

Later Tang

Despite managing to keep the northern provinces fairly united the Later Tang dynasty was a poor imitation of its greater namesake and was soon swept away by another Turkish General Gaozu.

Later Tang Emperors

Later Jin

The Later Jin dynasty was another short lived and ineffectual period with loss of some land to imperial control.

Later Jin Emperors

Later Han

The second Gaozu established a dynasty with no better luck.

Later Han Emperors

Later Zhou

At last the period of disunity ended with the powerful Zhou family taking the throne and quickly losing it again.

Later Zhou Emperors

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