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Former Shu

one of the 10 Kingdoms of 10th-century China, centered on Sichuan
Country historical_chinese_state Q571453

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
historical Chinese state
Inception
907[6]
Part of
Ten Kingdoms[5]
Capital
Chengdu[4]
Continent
Asia[1]
Described by source
New History of the Five Dynasties[8]
Different from
Qian Chu[11]
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date
925[7]
Head of state
Wang Jian, Wang Yan[2][3]
P14541
20Mkkp[12]
Replaced by
Later Tang[10]
Replaces
Later Liang dynasty[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ta Shu Kingdom en Wang Shu en Ch'ien-shu en Ch'ien Shu en Dashu en Da Shu en Dashu Kingdom en Da Shu Kingdom en Former Shu en Great Shu en Great Shu Kingdom en Han en Han Kingdom en Kingdom of Han en Kingdom of Shu en Qianshu en Qian Shu en Shu en Shu Kingdom en Ta-shu
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Library of Congress authority ID
sh90003153
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID
91319
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
place/Former-Shu
Freebase ID
/m/085nlv
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007529897705171
Topic's main category
Category:Former Shu
Yale LUX ID
concept/87559693-7e56-4b86-a4f0-418b81196340

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🔗 Connections
Citizens 4
Wang Jian, Du Guangting, Wang Yan, Li Shunxian
Head of state 2
Wang Jian, Wang Yan
Capital 1
Chengdu
Continent 1
Asia
Described by source 1
New History of the Five Dynasties
Different from 1
Qian Chu
Replaced by 1
Later Tang
Replaces 1
Later Liang dynasty
Topic's main category 1
Category:Former Shu
← Capital of 1
Chengdu
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Former Shu
← FactGrid item ID 1
Radomirka
← Replaced by 1
Later Liang dynasty
← Replaces 1
Later Tang
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  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 20Mkkp
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  2. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +0925-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Part of → —
    Replaces → —
    Head of state → Wang Jian, Wang Yan
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007529897705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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