State

Southern Han

one of the Ten Kingdoms of 10th-century China, centered on Guangdong Province

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917–971 CE
Founded
917 CE
Ended
971 CE
Capital
Guangzhou
Preceded by
Later Liang dynasty
Succeeded by
Northern Song dynasty

Overview

Southern Han (Chinese: 南漢; pinyin: Nán Hàn; Jyutping: Naam4 Hon3; 917–971), officially Han (Chinese: 漢; Jyutping: Hon3), originally Yue (Chinese: 越; Jyutping: Jyut6), was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms that existed during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It was located on China's southern coast, controlling modern Guangdong and Guangxi. The dynasty greatly expanded its capital Xingwang Fu (Chinese: 興王府; pinyin: Xìngwáng Fǔ; Jyutping: Hing1 Wong4 Fu2, present-day Guangzhou). It attempted but failed to annex the autonomous polity of Jinghai, which was controlled by the Vietnamese.

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All rulers (4)

  1. Liu Yan917–942 CE
  2. Liu Fen942–943 CE
  3. Liu Cheng943–958 CE
  4. Liu Chang958–971 CE

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