Zhao (Five Dynasties period)
Zhao 趙 | |||||||||
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| 910–921 | |||||||||
State of Zhao (yellow) | |||||||||
| Capital | Zhenzhou | ||||||||
| Common languages | Middle Chinese | ||||||||
| Government | Principality/Kingdom (王國) | ||||||||
| Prince/King (王) | |||||||||
• 910–921 | Wang Rong | ||||||||
• 921 | Zhang Wenli | ||||||||
• 921–922 | Zhang Chujin | ||||||||
| Historical era | Five Dynasties | ||||||||
| 907 | |||||||||
• Independent | 910 | ||||||||
• Submitted to Jin | 921 | ||||||||
• Conquered by Jin | 922 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Shijiazhuang Prefecture, Hebei, China | ||||||||
| Zhao | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 趙國 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵国 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | State or Kingdom of Zhao | ||||||||
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Zhao was a kingdom in the area of Shijiazhuang Prefecture in central Hebei, China, from 910–922 during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms interregnum between the Tang and Song dynasties. It was established by Wang Rong from his territory as the military governor (jiedushi) of the Tang Empire's Chengde Province. Wang was killed during a mutiny of his soldiers in 921 and, despite pledging itself as a Jin vassal, the realm was conquered by neighboring Jin shortly thereafter.