Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Dynasties; Abbreviations; 1 The state of Wu; 2 The founding of the Southern Tang and the reign of Li Bian; 3 The reign of Li Jing; 4 The reign of Li Yu and the decline of the Southern Tang; 5 Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
This book is the first in English to provide a comprehensive overview of the Southern Tang Dynasty (937-976). It shows that the Southern Tang was the key Chinese state of this period, preserving cultural values and artefacts from the former great Tang dynasty (618-907) which were to form the basis of the much better known Song dynasty (960-1279)