Wuyue
Wuyue was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history. It was ruled by the Qian clan of Haiyan, whose family name remains widespread in the kingdom's former territory.
Founding
Beginning in 887, the Qian family provided military leaders to the Tang dynasty. Qian Liu was named Prince of Yue in 902, with the title of Prince of Wu added two years later. In 907, when the Tang dynasty fell and was replaced in the north by the Later Liang, military leaders in the south formed their own kingdoms. Qian Liu used his position to proclaim himself the King of Wuyue. This signaled the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period which would last until the founding of the Song dynasty in 960.Origin of name
The name Wuyue comes from the combination of Wu Kingdom and Yue Kingdom, two ancient kingdoms during the Spring and Autumn period from 770 to 476 BC.Territorial extent
With its capital in Hangzhou, also called "Xifu", the kingdom included present-day Zhejiang, Shanghai, along with the southern portion of Jiangsu Province. It also later absorbed some of the northern part of Fujian when the Min Kingdom fell in 945. The territorial extent of Wuyue roughly corresponded to the territories of the ancient Yue, but not the ancient Wu—which led to charges by the neighboring Wu that Wuyue had designs on its territory, and the name was a source of tension for years between the two states.In the early decades of its existence, Wuyue bordered the Min Kingdom on its south and the Southern Tang Kingdom on its west and north. With the rebellion of Yin from the Min from 943 to 945, Wuyue briefly had a third border. However, before long, Wuyue was completely encircled as both Yin and Min were absorbed by the Southern Tang.
The population was approximately 550,700 households, with many people living in commercial centers and major seaports.
Administrative divisions
Wuyue was not a large kingdom compared to many of its neighbors. Although initially 12 prefectures, it later consisted of 13 prefectures and 86 counties or sub-prefectures. Fuzhou was incorporated into Wuyue as its 13th prefecture, after the Min court declared allegiance to it as they were besieged by Southern Tang.| Prefecture | 州 | Counties | 縣 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | - | - |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Qiantang | 錢塘 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Qianjiang | 錢江 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Yanguan | 鹽官 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Yuhang | 餘杭 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Fuchun | 富春 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Tonglu | 桐廬 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Yuqian | 於潛 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Xindeng | 新登 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Hengshan | 橫山 |
| Hangzhou | 杭州 | Wukang | 武康 |
| Yuezhou | 越州 | - | - |
| Yuezhou | 越州 | Kuaiji | 會稽 |
| Yuezhou | 越州 | Shanyin | 山陰 |
| Yuezhou | 越州 | Zhuji | 諸暨 |
| Yuezhou | 越州 | Yuyao | 餘姚 |
| Yuezhou | 越州 | Xiaoshan | 蕭山 |
| Yuezhou | 越州 | Shangyu | 上虞 |
| Yuezhou | 越州 | Xinchang | 新昌 |
| Yuezhou | 越州 | Zhan | 瞻縣 |
| Huzhou | 湖州 | - | - |
| Huzhou | 湖州 | Wucheng | 烏程 |
| Huzhou | 湖州 | Deqing | 德清 |
| Huzhou | 湖州 | Anji | 安吉 |
| Huzhou | 湖州 | Changxing | 長興 |
| Wenzhou | 溫州 | - | - |
| Wenzhou | 溫州 | Yongjia | 永嘉 |
| Wenzhou | 溫州 | Rui'an | 瑞安 |
| Wenzhou | 溫州 | Pingyang | 平陽 |
| Wenzhou | 溫州 | Yueqing | 樂清 |
| Taizhou | 台州 | - | - |
| Taizhou | 台州 | Linhai | 臨海 |
| Taizhou | 台州 | Huangyan | 黃岩 |
| Taizhou | 台州 | Taixing | 台興 |
| Taizhou | 台州 | Yong'an | 永安 |
| Taizhou | 台州 | Ninghai | 寧海 |
| Mingzhou | 明州 | - | - |
| Mingzhou | 明州 | Yin County | 鄞縣 |
| Mingzhou | 明州 | Fenghua | 奉化 |
| Mingzhou | 明州 | Cixi | 慈溪 |
| Mingzhou | 明州 | Xiangshan | 象山 |
| Mingzhou | 明州 | Wanghai | 望海 |
| Mingzhou | 明州 | Wengshan | 翁山 |
| Chuzhou | 處州 | - | - |
| Chuzhou | 處州 | Lishui | 麗水 |
| Chuzhou | 處州 | Longquan | 龍泉 |
| Chuzhou | 處州 | Suichang | 遂昌 |
| Chuzhou | 處州 | Jinyun | 縉雲 |
| Chuzhou | 處州 | Qingtian | 青田 |
| Chuzhou | 處州 | Bailong | 白龍 |
| Quzhou | 衢州 | - | - |
| Quzhou | 衢州 | Xi'an | 西安 |
| Quzhou | 衢州 | Jiangshan | 江山 |
| Quzhou | 衢州 | Longyou | 龍游 |
| Quzhou | 衢州 | Changshan | 常山 |
| Wuzhou | 婺州 | - | - |
| Wuzhou | 婺州 | Jinhua | 金華 |
| Wuzhou | 婺州 | Dongyang | 東陽 |
| Wuzhou | 婺州 | Yiwu | 義烏 |
| Wuzhou | 婺州 | Lanxi | 蘭溪 |
| Wuzhou | 婺州 | Yongkang | 永康 |
| Wuzhou | 婺州 | Wuyi | 武義 |
| Wuzhou | 婺州 | Pujiang | 浦江 |
| Muzhou | 睦州 | - | - |
| Muzhou | 睦州 | Jiande | 建德 |
| Muzhou | 睦州 | Shouchang | 壽昌 |
| Muzhou | 睦州 | Sui'an | 遂安 |
| Muzhou | 睦州 | Fenshui | 分水 |
| Muzhou | 睦州 | Qingxi | 青溪 |
| Xiuzhou | 秀州 | - | - |
| Xiuzhou | 秀州 | Jiaxing | 嘉興 |
| Xiuzhou | 秀州 | Haiyan | 海鹽 |
| Xiuzhou | 秀州 | Huating | 華亭 |
| Xiuzhou | 秀州 | Chongde | 崇德 |
| Suzhou | 蘇州 | - | - |
| Suzhou | 蘇州 | Wu County | 吳縣 |
| Suzhou | 蘇州 | Jinzhou | 晉洲 |
| Suzhou | 蘇州 | Kunshan | 崑山 |
| Suzhou | 蘇州 | Changshu | 常熟 |
| Suzhou | 蘇州 | Wujiang | 吳江 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | - | - |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Min County | 閩縣 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Houguan | 侯官 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Changle | 長樂 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Lianjiang | 連江 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Changxi | 長溪 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Fuqing | 福清 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Gutian | 古田 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Yongtai | 永泰 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Minqing | 閩清 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Yongzhen | 永貞 |
| Fuzhou | 福州 | Ningde | 寧德 |
| Anguo Yijin Military Prefecture | 安國衣錦軍 | Lin'an | 臨安 |
Former Administrative Divisions
- Changzhou from 886 to 891 CE, ceded to Yang Xingmi
- Runzhou from 886 to 891 CE, ceded to Yang Xingmi
Reign of Qian Liu