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Chinese History - Five Dynasties 五代 (907-960)
emperors and rulers

See also titles of rulers (dynastic titles are not listed here).
Rulers of the Five Dynasties (Wudai) 五代 (907-960)
Later Liang - Later Tang - Later Jin - Later Han - Later Zhou
Rulers of the Ten States
Later Liang Dynasty (Houliang) 後梁 (907-923)
Capital: Kaifeng 開封/modern Henan
temple name
-----reign periods
personal name
Houliang Taizu 後梁太祖 907-912
-----Kaiping 開平 907-910
-----Qianhua 乾化 911-912

Usurper Liu Shouguang 劉守光, ruler of Yan 燕 911-913
-----Yingtian 應天 911-913
Zhu Wen 朱溫 (or Huang 晃, Quanzhong 全忠)
The Prince of Ying 郢王 912-913
-----Fengli 鳳曆 913
Zhu Yougui 朱友珪
The Last Emperor of Later Liang (Modi) 後梁末帝 913-923
-----Qianhua 乾化 (resumed) 913-914
-----Zhenming 貞明 915-920
-----Longde 龍德 921-923
Zhu Youzhen 朱友貞 (or Zhen [玉+貞], Huang 鍠)
Later Tang Dynasty (Houtang) 後唐 (923-936)
Capital: Luoyang 洛陽/modern Henan
Houtang Zhuangzong 後唐莊宗 923-925
-----Tongguang 同光 923-925
Li Cunxu 李存勖
Houtang Mingzong 後唐明宗 926-933
-----Tiancheng 天成 926-929
-----Changxing 長興 930-933
Li Dan 李亶 (or Siyuan 嗣源, Miaojilie 邈吉烈)
Houtang Minzong 後唐閔宗 or the Minor Emperor (Shaodi) of Later Tang 後唐少帝 or the First Deposed Emperor (Qianfeidi) 後唐前廢帝 933-934
-----Yingshun 應順 934
Li Conghou 李從厚 (or Pusanu 菩薩努)
The Deposed Emperor (Feidi) 後唐廢帝 or Last Emperor (Modi) of Later Tang 後唐末帝 934-936
-----Qingtai 清泰 934-936
Li Congke 李從珂 (or Wang'asan 王阿三)
Later Jin Dynasty (Houjin) 後晉 (936-946)
Capital: Kaifeng
Houjin Gaozu 後晉高祖 936-942
-----Tianfu 天福 936-943
Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭
Houjin Chudi 後晉出帝 or the Minor Emperor (Shaodi) of Later Jin 後晉少帝 942-946
-----Tianfu 天福 936-943
-----Kaiyun 開運 944-946
Shi Chonggui 石重貴
Later Han Dynasty (Houhan) 後漢 (947-950)
Capital: Kaifeng
Houhan Gaozu 後漢高祖 947-949
-----Tianfu 天福 947
-----Qianyou 乾祐 948-950
Liu Zhiyuan 劉知遠 (or Gao 暠)
Houhan Yindi 後漢隱帝 or the Minor Emperor (Shaodi) of Later Han 後漢少帝 948-950
-----Qianyou 乾祐 948-950
Liu Chengyou 劉承祐
Later Zhou Dynasty (Houzhou) 後周 (951-960)
Capital: Kaifeng
Houzhou Taizu 後周太祖 951-954
-----Guangshun 廣順 951-953
-----Xiande 顯德 954-960
Guo Wei 郭威 (or Queer 雀兒)
Houzhou Shizong 後周世宗 954-959
-----Xiande 顯德 954-960
Chai Rong 柴榮
adoptive son of Guo Wei
Houzhou Gongdi 後周恭帝 959-960
-----Xiande 顯德 954-960
Chai Zongxun 柴宗訓

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