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Emperors of the Five Dynasties

Mar 19, 2016 © Ulrich Theobald
Five Dynasties 五代 (907-960)
temple name (miaohao 廟號) personal name reign-periods (nianhao 年號)
Later Liang Dynasty 後梁 (907-923)
Capital: Kaifeng 開封 (modern Kaifeng, Henan)
Houliang Taizu 後梁太祖 (r. 907-912) Zhu Wen 朱溫 (or Huang 晃, Quanzhong 全忠) Kaiping 開平 (907-910)
Qianhua 乾化 (911-912)
Usurper Liu Shouguang 劉守光, Emperor of Yan 燕 (r. 911-913)
-----Yingtian 應天 (911-913)
The Prince of Ying 郢王 (r. 912-913) Zhu Yougui 朱友珪 Fengli 鳳曆 (913)
The Last Emperor of Later Liang (Modi) 後梁末帝 (r. 913-923) Zhu Youzhen 朱友貞 (or Zhen [玉+貞], Huang 鍠) Qianhua 乾化 (resumed; 913-914)
Zhenming 貞明 (915-920)
Longde 龍德 (921-923)
Later Tang Dynasty 後唐 (923-936)
Capital: Luoyang 洛陽 (modern Luoyang, Henan)
Houtang Zhuangzong 後唐莊宗 (r. 923-925) Li Cunxu 李存勖 Tongguang 同光 (923-925)
Houtang Mingzong 後唐明宗 (r. 926-933) Li Dan 李亶 (or Siyuan 嗣源, Miaojilie 邈吉烈) Tiancheng 天成 (926-929)
Changxing 長興 (930-933)
Houtang Minzong 後唐閔宗 or the Minor Emperor (Shaodi) of Later Tang 後唐少帝 or the First Deposed Emperor (Qianfeidi) 後唐前廢帝 (r. 933-934) Li Conghou 李從厚 (or Pusanu 菩薩努) Yingshun 應順 (934)
The Deposed Emperor (Feidi) 後唐廢帝 or Last Emperor (Modi) of Later Tang 後唐末帝 (r. 934-936) Li Congke 李從珂 (or Wang'asan 王阿三) Qingtai 清泰 (934-936)
Later Jin Dynasty 後晉 (936-946)
Capital: Kaifeng
Houjin Gaozu 後晉高祖 (r. 936-942)
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Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭 Tianfu 天福 (936-943)
Houjin Chudi 後晉出帝 or the Minor Emperor (Shaodi) of Later Jin 後晉少帝 (r. 942-946) Shi Chonggui 石重貴
Kaiyun 開運 (944-946)
Later Han Dynasty 後漢 (947-950)
Capital: Kaifeng
Houhan Gaozu 後漢高祖 (r. 947-949) Liu Zhiyuan 劉知遠 (or Gao 暠) Tianfu 天福 (947)
Qianyou 乾祐 (948-950)
Houhan Yindi 後漢隱帝 or the Minor Emperor (Shaodi) of Later Han 後漢少帝 (r. 948-950) Liu Chengyou 劉承祐 Qianyou 乾祐 (948-950)
Later Zhou Dynasty 後周 (951-960)
Capital: Kaifeng
Houzhou Taizu 後周太祖 (r. 951-954) Guo Wei 郭威 (or Que'er 雀兒) Guangshun 廣順 (951-953)
Xiande 顯德 (954-960)
Houzhou Shizong 後周世宗 (r. 954-959) Chai Rong 柴榮
Adoptive son of Guo Wei
Xiande 顯德 (954-960)
Houzhou Gongdi 後周恭帝 (r. 959-960) Chai Zongxun 柴宗訓
Source:
Zhonguo lishi da cidian bianzuan weiyuanhui 中國歷史大辭典編纂委員會, ed. (2000). Zhongguo lishi da cidian 中國歷史大辭典 (Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe), Vol.2, 3336-3339.