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Founding of Northern Han

Type Event Region China Time c. 951

Around 951 CE, after the fall of Later Han, Liu Chong (Liu Min) declared himself emperor in Taiyuan, establishing Northern Han, which held Hedong and…

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  1. 951Taiyuan · ShanxiGuo Wei replaced Han with Zhou and the last Later Han emperor was killed. Hedong military commissioner Liu Chong rejected Zhou, raised troops in Taiyuan, and declared the restoration of the Han line.
  2. c. 951Taiyuan · ShanxiLiu Chong declared himself emperor in Taiyuan, retaining the state name Han, known historically as Northern Han, and sent envoys to ally with the Khitans against Later Zhou, establishing a separatist regime in Hedong.

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