Min (Ten Kingdoms) Explained

Conventional Long Name:Min
Common Name:Min (Ten Kingdoms)
Era:Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
Status:Empire
Empire:Late Liang Dynasty
Government Type:Monarchy
Year Start:909
Year End:945
Event Start:Wang Shenzhi became the Prince
Event End:Ended by Southern Tang
Event1:Wang Yanjun declared himself the Emperor
Date Event1:933
Event2:Independence of Yin
Date Event2:943
P1:Tang dynasty
S1:Southern Tang
S2:Yin (Five Dynasties period)Yin
S3:Wuyue
Capital:Changle
Common Languages:Middle Chinese
Medieval Min Chinese
Currency:Kaiyuan Tongbao
Longqi Tongbao
Yonghe Tongbao
Yonglong Tongbao
Tiande Zhongbao
Leader1:Wang Shenzhi
Leader2:Wang Yanzheng
Year Leader1:909–925
Year Leader2:943–945
Year Leader3:941–947
Title Leader:King/Emperor
Today:China

Min was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms in existence between the years of 909 and 945. It existed in a mountainous region of modern-day Fujian province of China and had a history of quasi-independent rule. Its capital was Fuzhou. It was founded by Wang Shenzhi (Emperor Taizu).

Rulers of Min

Sovereigns in Min (Ten Kingdoms) Kingdom in 909–945 (including Yin (943–945))
Temple NamesPosthumous Names Personal NamesPeriod of ReignsEra Names and dates
(Chinese: 太祖) (Chinese: 忠懿王) (Chinese: 王審知)909–925Adopted the era name of Later Tang
NoneSiwang(嗣王) (Chinese: 王延翰)925–926Adopted the era name of Later Tang
(Chinese: 惠宗) (Chinese: 齊肅明孝皇帝) (Chinese: 王延鈞)926–935Adopted the era name of Later Tang 926–935
(Chinese: 龍啟) 933–935
(Chinese: 永和) 935
(Chinese: 康宗)Too tedious thus not used when referring to this sovereign (Chinese: 王繼鵬)935–939 (Chinese: 通文) 936–939
(Chinese: 景宗)Too tedious thus not used when referring to this sovereign (Chinese: 王延羲)939–944 (Chinese: 永隆) 939–944
NoneNone (Chinese: 朱文進)944–945Adopted the era name of Later Jin
None (Chinese: 福恭懿王) (both as Emperor of Yin and Emperor of Min) (Chinese: 王延政)943–945 (Chinese: 天德) 943–945

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