Min (Ten Kingdoms)

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Min 閩
909–945
Capital	Changle
Common languages	Middle Chinese Medieval Min Chinese
Government	Monarchy
King/Emperor
• 909–925	Wang Shenzhi
• 943–945	Wang Yanzheng
Historical era	Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
• Wang Shenzhi became the Prince	909
• Wang Yanjun declared himself the Emperor	933
• Independence of Yin	943
• Ended by Southern Tang	945
Currency	Kaiyuan Tongbao Longqi Tongbao Yonghe Tongbao Yonglong Tongbao Tiande Zhongbao
Preceded by Succeeded by Tang dynasty Southern Tang Yin Wuyue
Today part of	China

Min
Traditional Chinese	閩國
Simplified Chinese	闽国
Transcriptions Southern Min Hokkien POJ Bân-kok Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Mìng-guók

Min (Chinese: 閩; pinyin: Mǐn) was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms in existence between the years of 909 and 945. It existed in a mountainous region of modern-day Fujian province of China and had a history of quasi-independent rule. Its capital was Fuzhou. It was founded by Wang Shenzhi (Emperor Taizu).

Rulers of Min

Sovereigns in Min (Ten Kingdoms) Kingdom in 909–945 (including Yin (943–945))

Temple Names	Posthumous Names	Personal Names	Period of Reigns	Era Names and dates
Tàizǔ (太祖)	Zhōngyì Wáng (忠懿王)	Wáng Shěnzhī (王審知)	909–925	Adopted the era name of Later Tang
None	Siwang(嗣王)	Wáng Yánhàn (王延翰)	925–926	Adopted the era name of Later Tang
Hùizōng (惠宗)	Qísù Míngxiào Huángdì (齊肅明孝皇帝)	Wáng Yànjūn (王延鈞)	926–935	Adopted the era name of Later Tang 926–935 Lóngqǐ (龍啟) 933–935 Yǒnghé (永和) 935
Kāngzōng (康宗)	Too tedious thus not used when referring to this sovereign	Wáng Jìpéng (王繼鵬)	935–939	Tōngwén (通文) 936–939
Jǐngzōng (景宗)	Too tedious thus not used when referring to this sovereign	Wáng Yánxī (王延羲)	939–944	Yǒnglóng (永隆) 939–944
None	None	Zhū Wénjìn (朱文進)	944–945	Adopted the era name of Later Jin
None	Fugong yiwang (福恭懿王) (both as Emperor of Yin and Emperor of Min)	Wáng Yánzhèng (王延政)	943–945	Tiāndé (天德) 943–945

Rulers family tree of Min

Min rulers family tree
Wang Nin 王恁 Wang Chao 王潮 b. 846–d. 898 Wang Shenzhi 王審知 b. 862–d. 925 Tàizǔ 太祖 r. 909–925 Wang Shengui 王審邽 b. 858–d. 904 Wang Yanhan 王延翰 r. 925–926; d. 927 Wang Yanjun 王延鈞 d. 935 Huìzōng 惠宗 r. 927–935 Wang Yanxi 王延羲 d. 944 Jǐngzōng (景宗) r. 939–944 Wang Yanzheng 王延政 d. 951 Tiande Emperor (天德帝) r. 943–945 Wang Jipeng 王繼鵬 d. 939 Kāngzōng (康宗) r. 935–939

References

Sources

• Schafer, Edward H. (1954). The Empire of Min. Tuttle. OCLC 845108660.
• Mote, F. W. (1999). Imperial China (900-1800). Harvard Univ. Press. pp. 15–16. ISBN 0674012127.