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Guo Wei, a court official, leads a military coup and declares himself emperor of the new Later Zhou.
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Guo Wei
Emperor of Later Zhou from 951 to 954
Guo Wei, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou (後周太祖), was the founding emperor of the Chinese Later Zhou dynasty during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, reigning from 951 until his death in 954.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Chinese ruling dynasty from 951 to 960
Zhou, known as the Later Zhou in historiography, was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty and the last of the Five Dynasties that controlled most of northern China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Founded by Guo Wei, it was preceded by the Later Han dynasty…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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