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Zhu Quanzhong 朱全忠, originally named
Zhu Wen 朱温 (
852–
912), was a
jiedushi (節度使, military governor) at the end of the
Tang dynasty. He served as a general under
Huang Chao and overthrew the Tang dynasty in
907 to established the
Later Liang Dynasty and ushered in the era of the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
Early career
Zhu Wen was the most powerful warlord at the time in North China. Originally a member of Huang Chao's rebel army, he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and was crucial in suppressing the rebellion. For this he was given the title of Xuanwu Jiedushi and was promoted to Liang Wang in
901.
Founding of the Later Liang Dynasty
Within a few years he'd consolidated his power by destroying his neighbours, and was able to force a move of the imperial capital to Luoyang (modern Luoyang, Henan province), within his power base. In 904 he'd Emperor Zhaozong, along with most of his family, killed and installed Zhaozong's 13-year-old son on the throne as a puppet ruler. Three years later, in
907, he executed the remaining few ministers still loyal to the imperial Li family and induced the boy emperor to abdicate in his favour. He then proclaimed the founding of the Later Liang Dynasty, with himself as emperor. The last Tang Emperor was ordered murdered by Zhu in
908.
Extant of Conquests
Zhu was able to conquer much of central China, but most of
Shaanxi,
Shanxi, and
Hebei remained outside his reach, controlled by the
Qi State,
Shatuo Turks, and
Yan State respectively. Most of his later campaigns were directed at the Jin state (later to become the
Later Tang) based in Shaanxi, but they mostly ended in failure due to the resourcefulness of the Jin leaders, first under
Li Keyong and then later under his son,
Li Cunxu.
Due to his emphasis on unifying the north Taizu wasn't able to make any inroads into the south, which came to be controlled by about a dozen different states over the next few decades during the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period.
Death
Zhu Wen's reign lasted till
912 when he was murdered by his son
Zhu Yougui(朱友珪). He was subsequently defeated by his brother,
Zhu Youzhen 朱友貞,the next year. His dynasty would last until 923.
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