Jin (Later Tang precursor)
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Was a petty kingdom during the period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms in China.
Establishment
January 897: Jin (Later Tang precursor) was an early state of the imperial Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Although the Five Dynasties period began only in 907, Li Keyong's territory which centered around modern Shanxi can be referred to as Jin as early as 896.
Chronology
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1. Events
June 907: After the fall of the Tang Dynasty in 907, the territory of most of modern Shanxi went to the Jin state, which was the precursor to the Later Tang Dynasty. The Jin state was ruled by Li Keyong, a prominent military leader during that time.
February 914: Yan was destroyed by Li Cunxu, the prominent leader of Later Tang.
January 922: In 921, Wang Rong's soldiers assassinated him, slaughtered the Wang clan, and supported his adoptive son Zhang Wenli (known as Wang Deming while under Wang Rong's adoption) to succeed him instead. Li Cunxu soon defeated Zhang Wenli's son and successor Zhang Chujin and incorporated Zhao into Jin territory.
June 923: Li Cunxu was successful in overthrowing the Later Liang in 923 and proclaimed himself emperor of the Later Tang, which he referred to as the "Restored Tang".
Disestablishment
June 923: Li Cunxu was successful in overthrowing the Later Liang in 923 and proclaimed himself emperor of the Later Tang, which he referred to as the "Restored Tang".
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