Kaiming dynasty explained

Conventional Long Name:Kaiming
Common Name:Kaiming dynasty
Capital:Chengdu
Government Type:Monarchy
Leader Title1:Bieling (鱉靈)
Year Leader1:666BC-?

The Kaiming dynasty (Chinese: t=開明王朝|p=Kāimíng Wángcháo) was a dynasty of the Ancient Kingdom of Shu in Chinese history, founded in 666 BC by,[1] [2] [3] who came from the State of Chu. The Kaiming dynasty lasted twelve generations until the Qin conquest. Legend has it that Bieling had died in Chu and his body floated upriver to Shu, whereupon he came back to life. While at Shu, he was successful in managing a flood and Duyu then abdicated in his favor. A later account states that the Kaiming kings occupied the far south of Shu before travelling up the Min River and taking over the throne from Duyu.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Chengdu da ci dian = A great dictionary of Chengdu . 1995 . Sichuan ci shu chu ban she . Wuneng Yang, Peihuang Qiu, 杨武能., 邱沛篁. . 7-80543-401-8 . Di 1 ban . Chengdu Shi . 33815123.
  2. Web site: 天府 鳖灵 开明王朝定都成都 . 2023-02-19 . www.cdcppcc.gov.cn.
  3. Web site: Chengdu, an Ancient and Modern City .
  4. Book: Sage, Steven F. . Ancient Sichuan and the unification of China . 1992 . State University of New York Press . 0-585-06514-4 . Albany . 42855713.