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Periods of Chinese History
Five Dynasties 五代 (907-960)
Later Liang Dynasty 後梁 (907-923)
Capital: Kaifeng 開封 (modern Kaifeng, Henan)
temple name
-----reign periods
personal name
Houliang Taizu 後梁太祖 (r. 907-912)
-----Kaiping 開平 907-910
-----Qianhua 乾化 911-912

Usurper Liu Shouguang 劉守光, emperor of Yan 燕 (r. 911-913)
-----Yingtian 應天 911-913
Zhu Wen 朱溫 (or Huang 晃, Quanzhong 全忠)
The Prince of Ying 郢王 (r. 912-913)
-----Fengli 鳳曆 913
Zhu Yougui 朱友珪
The Last Emperor of Later Liang (Modi) 後梁末帝 (r. 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 後唐 (923-936)
Capital: Luoyang 洛陽 (modern Luoyang, Henan)
Houtang Zhuangzong 後唐莊宗 (r. 923-925)
-----Tongguang 同光 923-925
Li Cunxu 李存勖
Houtang Mingzong 後唐明宗 (r. 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 (r. 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 (r. 934-936)
-----Qingtai 清泰 934-936
Li Congke 李從珂 (or Wang'asan 王阿三)
Later Jin Dynasty 後晉 (936-946)
Capital: Kaifeng
Houjin Gaozu 後晉高祖 (r. 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 (r. 942-946)
-----Tianfu 天福 936-943
-----Kaiyun 開運 944-946
Shi Chonggui 石重貴
Later Han Dynasty 後漢 (947-950)
Capital: Kaifeng
Houhan Gaozu 後漢高祖 (r. 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 (r. 948-950)
-----Qianyou 乾祐 948-950
Liu Chengyou 劉承祐
Later Zhou Dynasty 後周 (951-960)
Capital: Kaifeng
Houzhou Taizu 後周太祖 (r. 951-954)
-----Guangshun 廣順 951-953
-----Xiande 顯德 954-960
Guo Wei 郭威 (or Que'er 雀兒)
Houzhou Shizong 後周世宗 (r. 954-959)
-----Xiande 顯德 954-960
Chai Rong 柴榮
adoptive son of Guo Wei
Houzhou Gongdi 後周恭帝 (r. 959-960)
-----Xiande 顯德 954-960
Chai Zongxun 柴宗訓

Source:
Zhonguo lishi da cidian bianzuan weiyuanhui 中國歷史大辭典編纂委員會 (ed. 2000), Zhongguo lishi da cidian 中國歷史大辭典, Shanghai: Shanghai cishu chubanshe, vol.2, pp. 3336-3339.


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