Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms
DynastyPoliticsThe Tang falls in 907 and China fragments into short-lived northern dynasties and numerous southern kingdoms.
- Date
- 907 – 979 · View on map
- Countries
- China
- Regions
- East Asia
- Importance
- ★★★★★
Related events
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Wang Geon founds Goryeo
Wang Geon (King Taejo) founds the Goryeo dynasty, from which the name 'Korea' derives.
DynastyPolitics· South Korea, North Korea
938★★★★★
Battle of Bạch Đằng (938)
Ngô Quyền defeats the Southern Han fleet on the Bạch Đằng River using hidden stakes, ending a millennium of Chinese rule.
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868★★★★★
The Diamond Sutra is printed
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960★★★★★
Zhao Kuangyin founds the Song dynasty
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DynastyPolitics· China
981★★★★★
Lê Hoàn repels the Song invasion
Forces of Đại Cồ Việt under Lê Hoàn defeat a Song dynasty invasion, including an engagement on the Bạch Đằng River.
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c. 1010★★★★★
The Tale of Genji written
Court lady Murasaki Shikibu writes The Tale of Genji, often considered one of the world's first novels.
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