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1. Five Dynasties And Ten Kingdoms

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   | Later Jin | 936–947 | Shi Jingtang | Kaifeng |
   | Later Han | 947–951 | Liu Zhiyuan | Kaifeng |
   | Later Zhou | 951–960 | Guo Wei | Kaifeng |
   The underlying instability stemmed from the powerful military governors, known as jiedushi, who retained their regional power structures even as the central government changed hands. The transition between dynasties often involved usurpation by military strongmen, many of whom maintained close cultural ties with the non-Han Shatuo people. The Later Tang, for inst…

2. Five Dynasties And Ten Kingdoms

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   Military and Administrative Legacy
   The period saw the refinement of military administration, particularly concerning the maintenance of standing armies loyal only to the emperor or general controlling the capital. The Later Zhou (951–960) under Guo Wei is often retrospectively viewed as the most competent of the five northern dynasties, establishing administrative precedents that the subsequent Song Dynasty would directly adopt.
   A key administrative innovation was the formalization of the zhaomuzhi (secret name policy), where emperors would withhold the original nam…