East Asia · Fragmentation, Song and the conquest dynasties
Southern Wu
902/907–937
Southern Wu (902/907–937), one of the Ten Kingdoms, was founded by Yang Xingmi in the Huai/lower Yangtze region, capital Guangling (Yangzhou) then Jinling. Real power passed to the regent Xu Wen and his adopted son Xu Zhigao (Li Bian), who usurped the throne in 937 to found the Southern Tang.
- Existed
- 902/907–937
- Shown on the map
- AD 911–959
- Peak area
- 502k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Southern Wu (902/907–937), one of the Ten Kingdoms, was founded by Yang Xingmi in the Huai/lower Yangtze region, capital Guangling (Yangzhou) then Jinling. Real power passed to the regent Xu Wen and his adopted son Xu Zhigao (Li Bian), who usurped the throne in 937 to found the Southern Tang.
Common questions
- What was Southern Wu?
- Southern Wu (902/907–937), one of the Ten Kingdoms, was founded by Yang Xingmi in the Huai/lower Yangtze region, capital Guangling (Yangzhou) then Jinling. Real power passed to the regent Xu Wen and his adopted son Xu Zhigao (Li Bian), who usurped the throne in 937 to found the Southern Tang.
- When did Southern Wu exist?
- Southern Wu existed 902/907–937. On this map it is drawn AD 911–959.
- How large was Southern Wu?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Southern Wu covered about 502,000 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 Wu en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Wu
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