EPISODE · Jun 24, 2017 · 39 MIN
#125 - 5D10K 2: The War for Supremacy
from The History of China Podcast · host Chris Stewart
The Later Liang Dynasty is forced back onto the defense following the murder if its first two emperors by its third, coupled with the rise of the latest Prince of Jin, Li Cunxu, who is waging a war to restore the Tang regime. But he’ll be forced to decide whether a restoration premised on putting himself on the throne rather than the old imperial clan can really be called a “restoration” at all. Time Period Covered: 915-926 CE Major Historical Figures: Later Liang Dynasty: Zhu Wen (Emperor Taizu) [d. 915] Zhu Youzhen (Emperor Mo) [r. 916-923] Later Tang Dynasty: Li Cunxu, Prince of Jin (Emperor Zhuangzong) [r. 923-926] Li Siyuan (Emperor Minzong) [r. 926-933] Crown Prince Li Zhizhi [d. 926] Former Shu Dynasty: Wang Yen (Emperor Houzhu) [r. 918-925] Liao Dynasty: Yelü Abaoji Kaghan (Emperor Taizu of Liao) [r. 907-926] Works Cited: Standen, Naomi. "The Five Dynasties" in The Cambridge History of China, vol. 5, Part 1: The Sung Dynasty and its Precursors, 907-1279.
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