Late Tang warlord era

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era of Chinese history historical period

The Late Tang warlord era was a period of fragmented military rule and regional autonomy in late ninth- and early tenth-century China that set the stage for the subsequent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
late Tang dynasty	22
Late Tang dynasty	7
Late Tang period	2
Late Tang warlord era canonical	1
late Tang period	1
晚唐	1

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Target entity: Late Tang warlord era
Context triple: [Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, precededBy, Late Tang warlord era]

A. Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was a time of political fragmentation and rapid dynastic change in China between the Tang and Song dynasties, marked by short-lived northern regimes and multiple concurrent southern kingdoms.
B. Later Han (Five Dynasties)
Later Han (Five Dynasties) was a short-lived Chinese dynasty (947–951) during the turbulent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, ruling northern China before being replaced by the Later Zhou.
C. Later Tang
Later Tang was a short-lived Chinese dynasty of the Five Dynasties period that ruled northern China in the early 10th century.
D. Three Kingdoms period
The Three Kingdoms period was a turbulent era in Chinese history (220–280 CE) marked by the division of China into the rival states of Wei, Shu, and Wu, extensive warfare, and legendary figures later romanticized in classic literature.
E. Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty was a powerful and culturally flourishing imperial era of China (618–907 CE) renowned for its advances in art, literature, technology, and cosmopolitan trade along the Silk Road.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Late Tang warlord era
Target entity description: The Late Tang warlord era was a period of fragmented military rule and regional autonomy in late ninth- and early tenth-century China that set the stage for the subsequent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

A. Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was a time of political fragmentation and rapid dynastic change in China between the Tang and Song dynasties, marked by short-lived northern regimes and multiple concurrent southern kingdoms.
B. Later Han (Five Dynasties)
Later Han (Five Dynasties) was a short-lived Chinese dynasty (947–951) during the turbulent Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, ruling northern China before being replaced by the Later Zhou.
C. Later Tang
Later Tang was a short-lived Chinese dynasty of the Five Dynasties period that ruled northern China in the early 10th century.
D. Three Kingdoms period
The Three Kingdoms period was a turbulent era in Chinese history (220–280 CE) marked by the division of China into the rival states of Wei, Shu, and Wu, extensive warfare, and legendary figures later romanticized in classic literature.
E. Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty was a powerful and culturally flourishing imperial era of China (618–907 CE) renowned for its advances in art, literature, technology, and cosmopolitan trade along the Silk Road.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	era of Chinese history ⓘ historical period ⓘ
country	Tang dynasty ⓘ
endTime	early 10th century ⓘ
followedBy	Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period ⓘ Later Han dynasty ⓘ linked to: Later Han (Five Dynasties) Later Jin dynasty ⓘ linked to: Later Jin Later Liang dynasty ⓘ linked to: Later Liang Later Tang dynasty ⓘ linked to: Later Tang Later Zhou dynasty ⓘ linked to: Later Zhou Ten Kingdoms ⓘ
follows	High Tang period ⓘ Middle Tang period ⓘ linked to: Tang dynasty
hasCause	Huang Chao Rebellion ⓘ military governors gaining autonomy ⓘ weakening of central Tang authority ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	competition among military governors ⓘ de facto independence of provinces ⓘ decentralized military rule ⓘ frequent civil wars ⓘ regional autonomy ⓘ warlordism ⓘ weak central government ⓘ
hasEffect	decline of imperial control over provinces ⓘ fragmentation of political power in China ⓘ rise of regional warlords ⓘ
hasPart	rule of Li Keyong ⓘ rule of Qian Liu ⓘ rule of Wang Jian ⓘ rule of Yang Xingmi ⓘ rule of Zhu Wen ⓘ
historicalSignificance	marked end of unified Tang imperial order in practice ⓘ transition from Tang dynasty to Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period ⓘ
language	Classical Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn	China ⓘ
notableFigure	Li Keyong ⓘ Li Maozhen ⓘ Qian Liu ⓘ Wang Jian ⓘ Yang Xingmi ⓘ Zhao Kuangyin ⓘ linked to: Song Taizu Zhu Wen ⓘ
partOf	Late Tang period ⓘ linked to: Late Tang warlord era
precededBy	relative political unity under mid-Tang emperors ⓘ
religion	Buddhism ⓘ Chinese folk religion ⓘ Taoism ⓘ
significantEvent	Huang Chao Rebellion ⓘ autonomy of jiedushi ⓘ military conflicts among regional regimes ⓘ
startTime	late 9th century ⓘ

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