Later Shu

Shu, referred to as Later Shu (traditional Chinese: 後蜀; simplified Chinese: 后蜀; pinyin: Hòu Shǔ) and Meng Shu (Chinese: 孟蜀) in historiography, was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. It was located in present-day Sichuan with its capital in Chengdu and lasted from 934 to 965.

Shu 蜀
934–965
Later Shu shown in light red
Capital	Chengdu
Common languages	Ba–Shu Chinese
Government	Monarchy
Emperor
• 934	Emperor Gaozu
• 934–965	Emperor Houzhu
Historical era	Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
• Established in Chengdu	934 934
• Surrendered to Song	965 965
Preceded by Succeeded by Later Tang Song dynasty
Today part of	China

Rulers

Temple name	Posthumous name	Family name and given name	Reign	Era names and their corresponding years
高祖	Emperor Wénwǔ Shèngdé Yīngliè Míngxiào (文武聖德英烈明孝皇帝)	Mèng Zhīxíang (孟知祥)	934	Míngdé (明德) 934
後主	Prince Gongxiao of Chu (楚恭孝王)	Mèng Chǎng (孟昶)	934–965	Míngdé (明德) 934–938 Guǎngzhèng (廣政) 938–965

Rulers family tree

Later Shu
Li Keyong 李克用 856–908 Lady Li d.932 Meng Zhixiang 孟知祥 874–934 Gaozu 高祖 934 Empress Dowager Li 李太后 d.965 Meng Chang 孟昶 919–965 Houzhu 后主 934–965 Consort Xu 徐惠妃 c.940–976 Madame Huarui 花蕊夫人 Meng Xuanzhe 孟玄喆 937-991 Duke of Teng 滕國公

See also

• First Kingdom of Shu
• Second Kingdom of Shu
• Third Kingdom of Shu

References

• Mote, F.W. (1999). Imperial China (900–1800). Harvard University Press. pp. 11–15. ISBN 0-674-01212-7.