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Wang Shen Zhi

Type Figure Region China Time 862–925 Also known as Wang Xintong、Founder Emperor of Min

Wang Shen Zhi (862–925), style name Xintong, from Gushi, Guangzhou, was the founding ruler of the Min kingdom in the Five Dynasties;…

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  1. 862–885Gushi, Guangzhou · HenanWang Shen Zhi was born to a farming family in Gushi, Guangzhou; with his brothers Wang Chao and Wang Shen Gui he joined the volunteer army led by Wang Xu, moving through Jianghuai amid late Tang warfare before marching south with the troops.
  2. 885–909Fuzhou · FuzhouAfter Wang Chao led his troops into Fujian, Wang Shen Zhi assisted his brother in pacifying Fujian's prefectures, winning over the populace and reforming military and civil administration. Wang Chao died in 897, and Wang Shen Zhi succeeded to military and civil authority over Fujian, being granted the title King of Min in 909.
  3. 909–925Fuzhou · FuzhouGranted the title King of Min, Wang Shen Zhi secured the realm, kept the people at peace, lightened corvée and taxes, recruited scholars from the Central Plains, and developed overseas trade, markedly prospering Fujian's economy and culture and laying the foundation for Min's long rule. He died in Fuzhou in 925.

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