Knowra Wuyue Wuyue Wuyue was a kingdom in southeastern China from 907 to 978, centered on Hangzhou. Its rulers preserved regional stability and surrendered to the Song dynasty in 978.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms : A period of political fragmentation in China between the Tang and Song dynasties, from 907 to 960 in the north and 979 in the south. Wuyue was one of the southern kingdoms formed during this era.
Song dynasty : A Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 960 to 1279, succeeding the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Wuyue's rulers chose submission to the expanding Song rather than a final military confrontation.
Song unification of China : The process by which the Song dynasty absorbed rival Chinese states and reestablished a unified imperial government. Wuyue's peaceful submission in 978 completed the Song's unification of the south.
Southern Tang : A kingdom in southern China from 937 to 975, centered on present-day Nanjing and ruled by the Li family. It was a larger southern rival that ultimately yielded to the Song before Wuyue did.
Qian family : The ruling family of Wuyue, descended from Qian Liu and associated with the kingdom's five successive kings. Its rulers became remembered for preserving the region while accepting Song authority.
Qian Liu : The founder and first king of Wuyue, who ruled from 907 to 932. His rise from regional military commander established Wuyue's ruling dynasty.
Qian Hongchu : The fifth and last king of Wuyue, who ruled from 948 until the kingdom's surrender in 978. He transferred Wuyue's territory to the Song court, ending the kingdom peacefully.
Baochu Pagoda : A pagoda on Baochu Hill in Hangzhou, traditionally associated with the Wuyue king Qian Hongchu. The pagoda is among Hangzhou's enduring monuments associated with Wuyue's royal era.
Min (Ten Kingdoms) : A kingdom in southeastern China from 909 to 945, centered in Fujian and ruled by the Wang family. Min shared Wuyue's southeastern setting but faced a different pattern of internal conflict and conquest.
King Ashoka Pagoda : A Buddhist pagoda in Ningbo, Zhejiang, whose history is associated with relic veneration and regional Buddhist patronage. Wuyue rulers supported relic worship and Buddhist sites across their territory.
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