| Native name | 大蜀 / 漢 |
|---|---|
| Long name | Great Shu / Han |
| Era | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period |
| Status | Empire |
| Year start | 907 |
| Year end | 925 |
| Event start | Fall of the Tang dynasty |
| Date start | June 1, 907 |
| Event end | Ended by the Later Tang |
| Date end | 925 |
| Event pre | Foundation of the State of Shu under Tang rule |
| Date pre | 903 |
| P 1 | Tang dynasty |
| S 1 | Later Tang |
| Capital | Chengdu |
| Common languages | Ba–Shu Chinese |
| Currency | Chinese coin, Chinese cash |
| Leader 1 | Wang Jian |
| Leader 2 | Wang Zongyan |
| Year leader 1 | 907–918 |
| Year leader 2 | 918–925 |
| Title leader | Emperor |
| Today | China |
Great Shu (), known in historiography as the Former Shu () or occasionally Wang Shu (王蜀), was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It existed from 907 to 925 CE.
The country's name changed from "Shu" to "Han" () in 917–918, which is not to be confused with another contemporaneous kingdom during the same Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the Southern Han (), 917–971 CE.
Rulers
| Temple Names ( Miao Hao 廟號 miao4 hao4) | Posthumous Names ( Shi Hao 諡號 ) | Personal Names | Period of Reigns | Era Names (Nian Hao 年號) and their according range of years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 高祖 gao1 zu3 | Too tedious thus not used when referring to this sovereign | 王建 wang2 jian4 | 907–918 | Tianfu (天復 tian1 fu4) 907 Wucheng (武成 wu3 cheng22) 908–910 Yongping (永平 yong3 ping2) 911–915 Tongzheng (通正 tong1 zheng4) 916 Tianhan (天漢 tian1 han4) 917 Guangtian (光天 guang1 tian1) 918 |
| Did not exist | Did not exist | 王衍 wang2 yan3 | 918–925 | Qiande (乾德 qian2 de2) 918–925 Xiankang (咸康 xian2 kang1) 925 |
See also
References
- Mote, F.W. (1999). Imperial China (900–1800). Harvard University Press. pp. 11–12, 14–15. ISBN 0-674-01212-7.
Further reading
- Wang, Hongjie (2011). Power and Politics in Tenth-Century China: The Former Shu Regime. Amherst: Cambria Press. ISBN 978-1604977646.