Ten States, Five Dynasties, One Great Emperor: How Emperor Taizu Unified China in the Song Dynasty

221 Pages·2014·3.088 MB·English

by  Hung Hing Ming

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Hung, Hing Ming.
Ten states, five dynasties, one great emperor : how Emperor Taizu unified China in
the Song Dynasty / Hung Hing Ming.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-62894-072-5 (soft cover : alkaline paper) -- ISBN 978-1-62894-073-2
(hard cover : alkaliner) -- ISBN 781628940749 (ebook) 1. Song Taizu, Emperor of China,
927-976. 2. China--Kings and rulers--Biography. 3. China--History--Song dynasty, 960-
1279. I. Title.
DS751.6.S98H86 2014
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Table of Contents
inTrODuCTiOn 1
CHapTer One: BaCkGrOunD: THe CHaOTiC periOD OF Five
DynaSTieS anD Ten STaTeS (907–960) 7
1. The Five Dynasties 7
1.1 The (Later) Liang Dynasty 15
1.2 The (Later) Tang Dynasty 18
1.3 The (Later) Jin Dynasty 22
1.4 The (Later) Han Dynasty 27
1.5 The (Later) Zhou Dynasty 29
2. The Ten States 30
2.1 & 2.2. The State of Wu and the State of Southern Tang 30
2.3. & 2.4. The State of Former Shu and the State of Later Shu 31
2.5. The State of Wuyue 32
2.6. The State of Chu 32
2.7. The State of Min 33
2.8. The State of Northern Han 34
2.9. The State of Southern Han 34
2.10. The State of Nanping 35
CHapTer TwO: in THe periOD OF THe (LaTer) zHOu DynaSTy 37
1. The Birth of Zhao Huang Yin 37
2. Under the Reign of Emperor Guo Wei of the (Later) Zhou Dynasty 38
3. Under the Reign of Emperor Guo Rong of the (Later) Zhou Dynasty 38
3.1. The Great Battle of Gaoping 39
3.2. Emperor Guo Rong of the (Later) Zhou Dynasty Reorganizes the Royal Guard Army 44
3.3. The Death of Liu Chong, the Emperor of the State of Northern Han; Liu Jun Is Made
Emperor of the State of Northern Han 44
3.4. The War against the State of Southern Tang 45