Later Han (Five Dynasties)

The Later Han Dynasty (Chinese后 汉/后 汉, Pinyin Hou Han, 947-950 ) was a very short-lived dynasty of Shato - Turkvolks 947-950, one of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. It was given its present name until later. The dynasty was founded in 947 by Liu Zhiyuan, who defeated the Later Jin Dynasty ( Hou Jin ) and proclaimed emperor of the Later Han Dynasty. Their capital city was Bian汴(now Kaifeng, Henan). The dynasty lasted four years and had two rulers. In the year 950 it was of the Later Zhou Dynasty ( Hou Zhou ) conquered.

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As Later Han Dynasty ( Hou Han) and the Eastern Han Dynasty is called. The names of both dynasties are written in Chinese, the same.