East Asia · Fragmentation, Song and the conquest dynasties
Southern Tang
937–976
The Southern Tang (937–976), the largest and most culturally brilliant of the Ten Kingdoms, was founded by Li Bian (Xu Zhigao) from Southern Wu, capital Jinling (Nanjing). It absorbed Min and Chu territories.
- Existed
- 937–976
- Shown on the map
- AD 960–979
- Peak area
- 780k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
The Southern Tang (937–976), the largest and most culturally brilliant of the Ten Kingdoms, was founded by Li Bian (Xu Zhigao) from Southern Wu, capital Jinling (Nanjing). It absorbed Min and Chu territories. Its last ruler, Li Yu (Li Houzhu), is among China's greatest ci poets. It was conquered by the Song in 975–976.
Common questions
- What was Southern Tang?
- The Southern Tang (937–976), the largest and most culturally brilliant of the Ten Kingdoms, was founded by Li Bian (Xu Zhigao) from Southern Wu, capital Jinling (Nanjing). It absorbed Min and Chu territories.
- When did Southern Tang exist?
- Southern Tang existed 937–976. On this map it is drawn AD 960–979.
- How large was Southern Tang?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Southern Tang covered about 780,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Southern Tang en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Tang
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