Chu (Ten Kingdoms)

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Chu (Ten Kingdoms) was a regional monarchy in south-central China that existed during the politically fragmented Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era, centered in what is now Hunan and parts of neighboring provinces.

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instanceOf Ten Kingdoms state
historical state
monarchy
capital Changsha NERFINISHED
Tan Prefecture NERFINISHED
country China
currency Chinese cash coins
dissolutionCause conquest by Southern Tang
internal succession struggles
economy agriculture
horse trade
tea trade
endTime 951
era Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period NERFINISHED
foundedBy Ma Yin NERFINISHED
founder Ma Yin NERFINISHED
governmentType hereditary monarchy
historicalRegion Hunan NERFINISHED
Jinghu region NERFINISHED
knownFor economic prosperity
relative internal stability
language Middle Chinese NERFINISHED
locatedIn south-central China
nameSharesOriginWith ancient state of Chu
notableRuler Ma Xifan NERFINISHED
Ma Xiguang NERFINISHED
Ma Yin NERFINISHED
overlord Later Han NERFINISHED
Later Jin NERFINISHED
Later Liang NERFINISHED
Later Tang NERFINISHED
Later Zhou NERFINISHED
partOf Chinese dynastic history
Ten Kingdoms NERFINISHED
politicalStatus de facto independent kingdom
predecessor Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
religion Buddhism
Taoism
rulingFamily Ma clan NERFINISHED
startTime 907
successor Song dynasty NERFINISHED
Southern Tang NERFINISHED
territoryIncludes modern Hunan
parts of modern Guangdong
parts of modern Guangxi
parts of modern Guizhou
parts of modern Hubei
timeInPower 10th century

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