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Line 1: + − The '''Ten Kingdoms''' was a period in the history of Southern China that followed the fall of the [[Tang dynasty]] in 907. It lasted until the founding of the [[Song dynasty]] in 960. Nine of the kingdoms were in the South and one small kingdom was in the far North. Many states were effectively independent as governorships long before the Tang Empire dissolved. The last of the Ten Kingdoms, the [[Northern Han]], survived until 979.+ − − Unlike the [[Five Dynasties]] of northern China, which succeeded one other in rapid succession, the regimes of [[South China]] each controlling a specific geographical area. Each court was a center of artistic excellence. The period is noted for the vitality of its poetry and for its economic prosperity. Commerce grew so quickly that there was a shortage of metallic currency. This was partly addressed by the creation of bank drafts, or "flying money" (''feiqian''), as well as by certificates of deposit. Wood block printing became common during this period, 500 years before [[Johannes Gutenberg]]'s press. − + Line 20:
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The '''Ten Kingdoms''' was a period in the history of Southern China that followed the fall of the [[Tang dynasty]] in 907. It lasted until the founding of the [[Song dynasty]] in 960. Nine of the kingdoms were in the South and one small kingdom was in the far North. Many states were effectively independent as governorships long before the Tang Empire dissolved. The last of the Ten Kingdoms, the [[Northern Han]], survived until 979.
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{{language box|title=Ten Kingdoms|t=十國|s=十国|p=Shí Guó}}
While [[Five Dynasties]] succeeded one another in Kaifeng, the regimes of [[South China]] each controlled a separate geographic region. Each court was a center of artistic excellence. The period is noted for the vitality of its poetry and for its economic prosperity. Commerce grew so quickly that there was a shortage of metallic currency. This was partly addressed by the creation of bank drafts, or "flying money" (''feiqian''), as well as by certificates of deposit, both of which originate in the North. Wood block printing became common during this period, 500 years before [[Johannes Gutenberg]]'s press.
==Kingdoms==
==Kingdoms==
{{History of China}}
===Wuyue, Chu, Jingnan===
===Wuyue, Chu, Jingnan===
===Southern Tang===
===Southern Tang===
The Southern Tang was composed mostly of [[Manchu]] and [[Tibet|Tibetans]], and is considered the forebear of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. It was one of the first dynasties to fall, after the other states withdrew support for what they saw as an inferior group.
The Southern Tang was composed mostly of [[Manchu]] and [[Tibet]]ans, and is considered the forebear of the [[Qing Dynasty]]. It was one of the first dynasties to fall, after the other states withdrew support for what they saw as an inferior group.
===Wu and Min===
===Wu and Min===
[[Category:Chinese History]]
[[Category:Chinese History]]
[[Category:Chinese Dynasties]]