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Wu (Ten Kingdoms)

19 dated entries naming Wu (Ten Kingdoms), drawn from 16 separate years between 862 CE and 945 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

  • 862Xu Wen, general and regent of Wu (d. 927)source
  • 863Li Decheng, general of Wu (Five Dynasties) (d. 940)source
  • 886Yang Wo, emperor of Wu (Ten Kingdoms) (d. 908)source
  • 897Yang Longyan, king of Wu (d. 920)source
  • 900Yang Pu, emperor of Wu (d. 939)source

10th century

  • 907The short-lived Wu Kingdom is founded by Yang Wo (Prince of Hongnong) in Jiangdu (South Central China). He refuses to acknowledge the rule of Zhu Quanzhong.source
  • 908June 9 – The generals Zhang Hao and Xu Wen assassinate Yang Wo (Prince of Hongnong). He is succeeded by his 11-year-old brother Yang Longyan as ruler of the Wu Kingdom.source
  • 908June 9 – Yang Wo, emperor of Wu (b. 886)source
  • 919Battle of Langshan Jiang: The Wuyue navy (500 dragon ships) under Prince Qian Yuanguan who is preparing an invasion to attack the Wu Kingdom, defeats the naval forces of General Peng Yanzhang on the Yangtze River. Due to the use of flamethrower ships (using gunpowder to ignite petrol, like Greek fire) Qian Yuanguan manages to destroy 400 enemy ships and captures 7,000 prisoners.source
  • 919Xu Jingqian, official and regent of Wu (d. 937)source
  • 920Yang Longyan, king of Wu (b. 897)source
  • 927November 20 – Xu Wen, general and regent of Wu (b. 862)source
  • 934Xu Zhixun, general of Wu (Ten Kingdoms)source
  • 937November 10 – Li Bian usurps the throne and deposes Emperor Yang Pu. The Wu State is replaced and Li (called "Xu Zhigao") becomes the first emperor of Southern Tang, one of the Ten Kingdoms in southern China.source
  • 937October 10 – Wang Lingmou, chancellor of Wusource
  • 938February 3 – Zhou Ben, general of Wu (b. 862)source
  • 939January 21 – Yang Pu, emperor of Wu (b. 900)source
  • 940Yang Lian, crown prince of Wu (Ten Kingdoms)source
  • 945Autumn – The Min Kingdom is destroyed by the Southern Tang. Emperor Yuan Zong expands its domains beyond those of the former Wu Kingdom. He annexes Min territory into its own boundaries.source

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