Former Shu

one of the 10 Kingdoms of 10th-century China, centered on Sichuan

12 dated entries naming Former Shu, drawn from 9 separate years between 847 CE and 936 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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9th century

  • 847Wang Jian, Chinese emperor of Former Shu (d. 918)source
  • 892Wang Yuanying, crown prince of Former Shu (d. 913)source
  • 899Wang Zongyan, emperor of Former Shu (d. 926)source

10th century

  • 907November 3 – The Former Shu Kingdom is founded by the warlord Wang Jian (Prince of Shu) in Chengdu. His power is centered in Sichuan province, in Southwest China.source
  • 908May 1 – Emperor Wang Jian of Former Shu puts his adoptive son (and a potential successor) Wang Zongji (Prince of Shu) to death. He orders Wang Zongji's associates to be exiled.source
  • 918Wang Jian, emperor of Former Shu (b. 847)source
  • 918October 1 – Zhou, empress of Former Shusource
  • 925Winter – Former Shu, one of the Ten Kingdoms in China, is invaded by Later Tang forces of Emperor Zhuang Zong, who incorporates the kingdom into his domains.source
  • 925December 15 — At Chengdu, capital of the Former Shu dynasty state in China, the Later Tang dynasty generals Li Jiji and Guo Chongtao accept the surrender of the surviving Shu official, Li Yan, representative of the Shu Emperor Wang Zongyan.source
  • 925December 28 – Wang Zongbi, general of Former Shusource
  • 927Zhang Ge, politician and chancellor of Former Shusource
  • 936July 5 – Xu Ji, official and chancellor of Former Shusource

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