Cool History Bros | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms EXPLAINED! - Tang to Song Dynasty Transition @CoolHistoryBros | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
In the competition of being mind-numbingly chaotic, hardly any other period in Chinese history can top the 5 dynasties & 10 kingdoms period. Worse, they keep using the same name for new kingdoms. There were at least 3 Hans, 2 Tangs & 2 Shus. Watch this video to make any sense of the period.

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0:00 Introduction
0:46 Overview: 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms
3:19 Later Liang Dynasty
5:59 Later Tang Dynasty
8:00 Later Jin Dynasty
10:35 Later Han Dynasty
11:10 Later Zhou Dynasty
12:15 Song Dynasty Reunify China

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Hung Hing Ming, 2014, Ten States, Five Dynasties, One Great Emperor
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