East Asia · Fragmentation, Song and the conquest dynasties
Wuyue
907–978
Wuyue (907–978), one of the most prosperous Ten Kingdoms, was founded by Qian Liu in the Zhejiang region, capital Hangzhou. It pursued peace and commerce, built seawalls and irrigation, and sponsored Buddhism (many pagodas).
- Existed
- 907–978
- Shown on the map
- AD 911–979
- Peak area
- 125k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
Wuyue (907–978), one of the most prosperous Ten Kingdoms, was founded by Qian Liu in the Zhejiang region, capital Hangzhou. It pursued peace and commerce, built seawalls and irrigation, and sponsored Buddhism (many pagodas). Pragmatically deferential to northern dynasties, its last king Qian Chu peacefully surrendered to the Song in 978.
Common questions
- What was Wuyue?
- Wuyue (907–978), one of the most prosperous Ten Kingdoms, was founded by Qian Liu in the Zhejiang region, capital Hangzhou. It pursued peace and commerce, built seawalls and irrigation, and sponsored Buddhism (many pagodas).
- When did Wuyue exist?
- Wuyue existed 907–978. On this map it is drawn AD 911–979.
- How large was Wuyue?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Wuyue covered about 125,000 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 — Wuyue en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuyue
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