The Ten Kingdoms Ancient Chinese coinage
1 ten kingdoms 1.1 former shu (907–25) 1.2 kingdom of min (909–45) 1.3 kingdom of chu (907–51) 1.4 later shu (926–65) 1.5 southern tang kingdom (937–75) 1.6 southern han kingdom (905–71) 1.7 crude lead coins 1.8 zhou autonomous region (900–14) the ten kingdoms former shu (907–25) issued wang jian (907–18). yong ping yuan bao (chinese: 永平元寶; pinyin: yǒng píng yuánbǎo) tong zheng yuan bao (chinese: 通正元寶; pinyin: tōng zhèng yuánbǎo) tian han yuan bao (chinese: 天漢元寶; pinyin: tiānhàn yuánbǎo) guang tian yuan bao (chinese: 光天元寶; pinyin: guāng tiān yuánbǎo) issued wang zongyan, son of wang jian (919–25). qian de yuan bao (chinese: 乾德元寶; pinyin: qián dé yuánbǎo) xian kang yuan bao (chinese: 咸康元寶; pinyin: xián kāng yuánbǎo) the coins of wang family of poor quality. wang jian began career village thief; enlisted soldier, rose through ranks, , 901 virtually independent ruler, capital @ chengdu in sichuan. regime provided peaceful haven artists , poets. kingdom of min (909–45) issued wang shenzhi:...