East Asia · Fragmentation, Song and the conquest dynasties
Former Jin
c. 907–923
The Jin (Former Jin; c. 907–923) was the Shatuo Turk power based at Taiyuan (Hedong) under Li Keyong and his son Li Cunxu, the principal rivals of the Later Liang. Li Keyong had been the Tang's leading loyalist general against Huang Chao.
- Existed
- c. 907–923
- Shown on the map
- AD 922–925
- Peak area
- 135k km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
The Jin (Former Jin; c. 907–923) was the Shatuo Turk power based at Taiyuan (Hedong) under Li Keyong and his son Li Cunxu, the principal rivals of the Later Liang. Li Keyong had been the Tang's leading loyalist general against Huang Chao. Refusing to recognize the Later Liang, the Jin fought it for years; in 923 Li Cunxu proclaimed the Later Tang and destroyed the Liang.
Common questions
- What was Former Jin?
- The Jin (Former Jin; c. 907–923) was the Shatuo Turk power based at Taiyuan (Hedong) under Li Keyong and his son Li Cunxu, the principal rivals of the Later Liang. Li Keyong had been the Tang's leading loyalist general against Huang Chao.
- When did Former Jin exist?
- Former Jin existed c. 907–923. On this map it is drawn AD 922–925.
- How large was Former Jin?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Former Jin covered about 135,000 km². That is the largest area the border data gives it across the years it is drawn, not necessarily its greatest extent in history.
Sources
This compendium cites its sources once for the whole document rather than per territory. Its bibliography names the English Wikipedia article for each polity as the basis of these profiles, supplemented by Encyclopaedia Britannica, chinaknowledge.de, the World History Encyclopedia, museum and university sources, and the academic works it lists. The article this entry is anchored on:
- Wikipedia — Jin (Later Tang precursor) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_(Later_Tang_precursor)
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