Founding of the Later Shu

Timeline

1. 933–934Chengdu · ChengduMingzong of the Later Tang invested Meng Zhixiang as King of Shu. Meng Zhixiang fell out with Dong Zhang, military commissioner of East Sichuan, defeated him at the Battle of Xinjin, unified the two Sichuan regions, severed his subordinate ties with the Later Tang, and created the conditions for declaring himself emperor.
2. 934Chengdu · ChengduMeng Zhixiang declared himself emperor in Chengdu under the state name Shu, known to history as the Later Shu, with Chengdu as capital, establishing an independent regime that became the strong southwestern power among the Ten Kingdoms, holding the Sichuan Basin.
3. 934–935Sichuan Basin · SichuanAfter its founding, the Later Shu inherited the official system of the Former Shu, controlled the two Sichuan regions and areas such as Kuizhou, coexisted with the Central Plains Five Dynasties, Jingnan, and other regimes, and maintained its independence on the natural defenses of the Shu roads, laying the foundation for the prosperity of Meng Chang's later reign.