Wu (Ten Kingdoms)

Herausgegeben:Surhone, Lambert M.; Timpledon, Miriam T.; Marseken, Susan F.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Wu, also referred to as Huainan , Hongnong , Southern Wu , or Yang Wu , was one of the Ten Kingdoms in south-central China which was in existence between the years of 907 and 937. Its capital was Jiangdu Municipality (modern Yangzhou in Jiangsu Province). It was replaced by Southern Tang in 937. The founder of Wu, Yang Xingmi, started his career as a volunteer soldier before seizing power in his home prefecture Luzhou in a military coup. The weak Tang court could only confirm his position. In 883 the governor of Huainan, Gao Pian, was captured by the rebel Bi Shiduo. Xingmi defeated Shiduo and captured the provincial capital Yangzhou, but by then Pian had been put to death. Another rebel leader, Sun Ru had Shiduo killed and absorbed his forces. Yang Xingmi was forced to abandon Yangzhou and retreat to Luzhou. With Luzhou as his base, Xingmi increased hispower by seizing neighbouring prefectures until he could recapture Yangzhou in 892. For this the Tang court granted him the military governorship of Huainan.

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• Verlag: Betascript Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786130591069
• ISBN-10: 6130591063
• Artikelnr.: 29839097