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Shi Jingtang

Type Figure Region Shanxi Time 892–942 Also known as Shi Jingtang、Gaozu of Later Jin

Shi Jingtang, founding emperor of the Later Jin dynasty of the Five Dynasties, of Shatuo ethnicity and son-in-law of Mingzong of Later Tang.…

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  1. 933–936Taiyuan · TaiyuanShi Jingtang served as Military Commissioner of Hedong in the late Later Tang. Suspected by Later Tang's last emperor Li Congke, he rebelled in 936, seeking aid from the Khitans on the conditions of ceding the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun and paying annual tribute.
  2. 936–942Bianliang · KaifengIn 936 he destroyed the Later Tang and proclaimed himself emperor at Bianliang under the state name of Jin, submitting as a vassal to the Khitans. During his reign he ceded the Sixteen Prefectures of Yan and Yun, depriving the northern Central Plains of its defensive barrier and affecting the frontier situation for centuries. He died of illness in 942.

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