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Wuyue
Wuyue 吳越 | |||||||||
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| 907–978 | |||||||||
 China during the early Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. A prefix of "F." indicates a city suffixed with "-fu", a prefix of "Z." indicates a city suffixed with "-zhou". | |||||||||
| Status | Tributary state of Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Liao, Later Han, Later Zhou, and Northern Song dynasties | ||||||||
| Capital | Qiantang (Main court; Capital) Yuezhou (Eastern court) | ||||||||
| Common languages | Middle Chinese, Medieval Wu | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| King | |||||||||
• 907–932 | Qian Liu | ||||||||
• 932–941 | Qian Yuanguan | ||||||||
• 941–947 | Qian Hongzuo | ||||||||
• 947 | Qian Hongzong | ||||||||
• 947–978 | Qian Chu (Qian Hongchu) | ||||||||
| Historical era | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period | ||||||||
| 886 | |||||||||
• Fall of the Tang dynasty | 907 | ||||||||
• Submitted to the Northern Song dynasty | 978 | ||||||||
• Extinguishment | 988 | ||||||||
| Currency | Chinese cash, Chinese coin | ||||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||||
Wuyue (simplified Chinese: 吴越; traditional Chinese: 吳越; pinyin: Wúyuè; Wu Chinese pronunciation: [ŋu²³³.ɦyøʔ²³]) was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history. It was ruled by the Qian clan of Haiyan (海鹽錢氏), whose family name remains widespread in the kingdom's former territory.
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