Liu Yan (emperor)
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This article is about the founder of the Southern Han dynasty. For other uses, see Liu Yan (disambiguation).
Liu Yan (traditional Chinese: 劉龑; simplified Chinese: 刘䶮; pinyin: Liú Yǎn; 889[3] – 10 June 942[4][1]), né Liu Yan (劉巖), also named Liu Zhi (劉陟) (from c. 896 to 911) and briefly as Liu Gong (劉龔), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Gaozu of Southern Han (南漢高祖), was the first emperor of the Chinese Southern Han dynasty, one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
In this Chinese name, the family name is Liu.
Quick Facts Emperor Gaozu of Southern Han 南漢高祖, 1st Emperor of Southern Han ...
Emperor Gaozu of Southern Han 南漢高祖 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Emperor of Great Yue (917–918) Emperor of Great Han (After 918) | |||||||||||||||||||||
1st Emperor of Southern Han | |||||||||||||||||||||
Reign | 5 September 917[1][2] – 10 June 942 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Liu Bin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Jiedushi of Qinghai Circuit (清海軍節度使) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tenure | 911 – 917 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Liu Yin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Proclaimed the emperor | ||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 889[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 June 942 (aged 53)[4][1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Burial | Kang Mausoleum (康陵; in modern Panyu District, Guangzhou) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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House | Liu | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dynasty | Southern Han |
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