Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms Emperors
Five dynasties in the north in fifty-three years, and ten kingdoms in the south. The northern line is listed complete; of the ten southern kingdoms only the Southern Tang is here, because it is the only one with empresses in the collection.
The Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms empresses →Later Liang
後梁 / 后梁 907 – 923| Reign | Emperor | Painted empresses |
|---|---|---|
| 907 – 912 | Taizu 後梁太祖 / 后梁太祖 Zhu Wen 朱溫 / 朱温 | |
| 912 – 913 | Zhu Yougui 朱友珪 Zhu Yougui 朱友珪 | — |
| 913 – 923 | Modi 後梁末帝 / 后梁末帝 Zhu Zhen 朱瑱 | — |
Later Tang
後唐 / 后唐 923 – 937| Reign | Emperor | Painted empresses |
|---|---|---|
| 923 – 926 | Zhuangzong 後唐莊宗 / 后唐庄宗 Li Cunxu 李存勗 | |
| 926 – 933 | Mingzong 後唐明宗 / 后唐明宗 Li Siyuan 李嗣源 | — |
| 933 – 934 | Min 後唐閔帝 / 后唐闵帝 Li Conghou 李從厚 / 李从厚 | — |
| 934 – 937 | Modi 後唐末帝 / 后唐末帝 Li Congke 李從珂 / 李从珂 | — |
Later Jin
後晉 / 后晋 936 – 947| Reign | Emperor | Painted empresses |
|---|---|---|
| 936 – 942 | Gaozu 後晉高祖 / 后晋高祖 Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭 | |
| 942 – 947 | Chudi 後晉出帝 / 后晋出帝 Shi Chonggui 石重貴 / 石重贵 | — |
Later Han
後漢 / 后汉 947 – 951| Reign | Emperor | Painted empresses |
|---|---|---|
| 947 – 948 | Gaozu 後漢高祖 / 后汉高祖 Liu Zhiyuan 劉知遠 / 刘知远 | |
| 948 – 951 | Yindi 後漢隱帝 / 后汉隐帝 Liu Chengyou 劉承祐 / 刘承祐 | — |
Later Zhou
後周 / 后周 951 – 960Bring the Five Dynasties & Ten Kingdoms era home
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