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Zhu Wen

Type Figure Region Henan Time 852–912 Also known as Zhu Quanzhong、Taizu of Later Liang

Zhu Wen, founder of the Later Liang in the Five Dynasties, was originally a general in Huang Chao's rebellion who surrendered to Tang and became a mi…

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  1. 901–907Bianzhou · KaifengZhu Wen held Bianzhou as Xuanwu military commissioner, gradually swallowing neighboring powers amid the late Tang warlord conflicts and controlling the heartland of the Central Plains, laying the foundation for replacing Tang and founding Liang.
  2. 907–912Bianliang · KaifengIn 907 he deposed Emperor Ai of Tang, changed the state name to Liang, established the capital at Bianliang, and proclaimed himself emperor. During his reign he continued campaigning against neighboring warlords but failed to unify the whole realm; court infighting intensified in his later years, and in 912 he was assassinated by his second son Zhu Yougui.

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