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__**THE 5 DYNASTY ERA- 906-960**

THE 5 DYNASTIES__ 1) Latter Liang Dynasty 2) Latter Tang Dynasty 3) Latter Jin Dynasty 4) Latter Han Dynasty 5) Latter Zhou Dynasty __Who destroyed each of the five dynasties?__ ~ Latter Liang Dynasty- destroyed by Later Tang. 907 to 923 ~ Latter Tang Dynasty- destroyed by Later Jin. 923 to 936 ~ Latter Jin Dynasty- destroyed by Liao. 936 to 946 ~ Latter Han Dynasty- destroyed by Later Zhou. 947 to 950 ~ Latter Zhou Dynasty- destroyed by Song dynasty. 951 to 960

1. The five dynasties imported and exported salt and porcealine. 2. The five dynasties fought off many enemies they conquered the tibetans. 3. The 5 dynasties were in Northern China and the 10 kingdoms were in Southern China. 4. The 5 dynasties had a very good millitary which was made obvious by all the kingdoms they conquered. 5. The demise of Tang Dynasty brought the so-called Five Dynasties (AD 907-960) in northern China and 10 Kingdoms (AD 902-979), with nine kingdoms in southern China and Northern Han (AD 951-979) in Taiyuan, Shanxi. 6. This era is also known as the period of the Ten Kingdoms 7. (907–960), period in Chinese history when southern China was ruled by nine small independent kingdoms, with one more, smaller kingdom in the far north. It corresponded generally with the five dynasties period, or rule, in the north; and, like the northern period, it was a time of unrest and political confusion. In neither case, however, were the economic condition and cultural level of the society seriously disrupted. they made a big statue. 8. During the 5 dynasty era, more than 12 seperate states were formed in the south 9. Main ten kingdoms in the 5 Dynasty era: Wu, Wuyue, Min, Southern Han, Chou, Jingnan, Former Shu, Later Shu, Southern Tang, and. 10. The Wuyue Kingdom was the most powerful state and was known for its learning and culture that thrived during the dynasty 11. The 5 Dynasties started after the fall of the Tang Dynasty to the beginning of the Song Dynasty. 12. The Shang dynasty was being ruled by king Zhou and his leading was atrocious to the people. Everything he did caused great rage amongst the people. 13. King Zhou was a money grabbing personal interested king and this caused tension between him and his people. 14. The rulers of the Zhou dynasty had too large of a population to handle and they failed mainly due to the poor means of communication. 15. In Northern China (where the 5 dynasties were) there was almost constant warfare. They were getting attacked by the Khitans and the Turks while South China (where the 10 kingdoms were) was in a time of peace and propserity.