Southern Tang

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Southern Tang was a prominent kingdom in southern China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, noted for its relative cultural flourishing and patronage of the arts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Southern Tang canonical 8
南唐 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese kingdom
Ten Kingdoms state
historical state
capital Jiangning
linked to: Jiangning District

Jinling
modern Nanjing
claimedLegitimacyFrom Tang dynasty
continent Asia
conventionalLongName Great Tang
country China
currency Chinese cash
dynasticHouse House of Li
endTime 975
fallCause conquest by Song dynasty
firstRuler Li Bian
flagSymbol dragon motif (claimed Tang heritage)
founder Li Bian
governmentType monarchy
hasNotablePerson Li Bian
Li Jing
Li Yu
historicalEra 10th century
language Middle Chinese
lastRuler Li Yu
locatedInTimePeriod Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
nativeName 南唐
linked to: Southern Tang
notableFor calligraphy
painting
patronage of the arts
poetry
relative cultural flourishing
predecessor Yang Wu
region southern China
religion Buddhism
Chinese folk religion
Taoism
ruler Li Bian
Li Jing
Li Yu
startTime 937
successor Northern Song
linked to: Song dynasty

Song dynasty
territoryIncludes modern Anhui
modern Jiangsu
modern Jiangxi
parts of modern Fujian
parts of modern Hubei
vassalOf Later Zhou
Song dynasty

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wu (Ten Kingdoms) followedBy Southern Tang
Wu (Ten Kingdoms) successorState Southern Tang
Min (Ten Kingdoms) successor Southern Tang
Southern Han borderedBy Southern Tang
Chu (Ten Kingdoms) successor Southern Tang
Southern Tang nativeName 南唐
linked to: Southern Tang
Jingnan successor Southern Tang
Jingnan tributaryTo Southern Tang