Min (Ten Kingdoms) facts for kids
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Min
閩
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| Capital | Changle | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Middle Chinese Medieval Min Chinese |
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| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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• 909–925
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Wang Shenzhi | ||||||||||||
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• 943–945
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Wang Yanzheng | ||||||||||||
| Historical era | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period | ||||||||||||
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• Wang Shenzhi became the Prince
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909 | ||||||||||||
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• Wang Yanjun declared himself the Emperor
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933 | ||||||||||||
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• Independence of Yin
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943 | ||||||||||||
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• Ended by Southern Tang
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945 | ||||||||||||
| Currency | Kaiyuan Tongbao Longqi Tongbao Yonghe Tongbao Yonglong Tongbao Tiande Zhongbao |
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| Today part of | China | ||||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 閩國 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 闽国 | ||||||||||
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Min (Chinese: 閩; pinyin: Mǐn) 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
| Temple Names | Posthumous Names | Personal Names | Period of Reigns | Era Names and dates |
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| Tàizǔ (太祖) | Zhōngyì Wáng (忠懿王) | Wáng Shěnzhī (王審知) | 909–925 | Adopted the era name of Later Tang |
| None | Siwang(嗣王) | Wáng Yánhàn (王延翰) | 925–926 | Adopted the era name of Later Tang |
| Hùizōng (惠宗) | Qísù Míngxiào Huángdì (齊肅明孝皇帝) | Wáng Yànjūn (王延鈞) | 926–935 | Adopted the era name of Later Tang 926–935 Lóngqǐ (龍啟) 933–935 Yǒnghé (永和) 935 |
| Kāngzōng (康宗) | Too tedious thus not used when referring to this sovereign | Wáng Jìpéng (王繼鵬) | 935–939 | Tōngwén (通文) 936–939 |
| Jǐngzōng (景宗) | Too tedious thus not used when referring to this sovereign | Wáng Yánxī (王延羲) | 939–944 | Yǒnglóng (永隆) 939–944 |
| None | None | Zhū Wénjìn (朱文進) | 944–945 | Adopted the era name of Later Jin |
| None | Fugong yiwang (福恭懿王) (both as Emperor of Yin and Emperor of Min) | Wáng Yánzhèng (王延政) | 943–945 | Tiāndé (天德) 943–945 |
Rulers family tree of Min
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