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Chu 楚 | |||||||||
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| 907–951 | |||||||||
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| Capital | Changsha | ||||||||
| Common languages | Middle Chinese | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Prince/King | |||||||||
• 907–930 | Ma Yin | ||||||||
• 950–951 | Ma Xichong | ||||||||
| Historical era | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period | ||||||||
• Became the State | 907 | ||||||||
• establishment of the Kingdom | 927 | ||||||||
• Ended by Southern Tang | 951 | ||||||||
| Currency | Silk, Cash coins (Iron) | ||||||||
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| Today part of | China | ||||||||
Chu (Chinese: 楚; pinyin: Chǔ), known in historiography as Ma Chu (馬楚) or Southern Chu (南楚), was a dynastic state of China that existed from 907 to 951. It is counted as one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history.