East Asia · Fragmentation, Song and the conquest dynasties
Later Tang
923–937
The Later Tang (923–937), second of the Five Dynasties, was founded by the Shatuo Turk Li Cunxu (Emperor Zhuangzong), who destroyed the Later Liang and claimed to restore the Tang, capital Luoyang. It conquered Former Shu (925).
- Existed
- 923–937
- Shown on the map
- AD 926–935
- Peak area
- 1.6M km²
- Region
- East Asia
Overview
The Later Tang (923–937), second of the Five Dynasties, was founded by the Shatuo Turk Li Cunxu (Emperor Zhuangzong), who destroyed the Later Liang and claimed to restore the Tang, capital Luoyang. It conquered Former Shu (925). The largest of the Five Dynasties states, it fell to internal mutiny and the rebellion of Shi Jingtang (aided by the Khitan) in 936–937.
Common questions
- What was Later Tang?
- The Later Tang (923–937), second of the Five Dynasties, was founded by the Shatuo Turk Li Cunxu (Emperor Zhuangzong), who destroyed the Later Liang and claimed to restore the Tang, capital Luoyang. It conquered Former Shu (925).
- When did Later Tang exist?
- Later Tang existed 923–937. On this map it is drawn AD 926–935.
- How large was Later Tang?
- At its greatest extent drawn on this map, Later Tang covered about 1.6 million 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 — Later Tang en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Later_Tang
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