South Han History Research

In 905, Liu Yin was the Navy Military Commissioner of Jing Hai Navy in Tang dynasty ,who was later appointed to be the Big Peng in 907.Once Liu's younger brother Liu Yan came to the throne, he expanded spheres of influence ,which occupies Guangzhou, Chaozhou, Rongzhou and Shaozhou, etc. In 917, Liu Yan became the Emperor of "Yue", established the capital city in Guangzhou. In the following year, he substituted the national title "Han" for "Yue", which has been historically called the "South Han" Dynasty, and established a second rule regime of political power in the history of the Lingnan. During the preceding period of South Han, it had remarkable development in all aspects under the assistance of several wise ministers, but later on, it was defeated by the "North Song" in 971 because of the extreme extravagant of its leadership, the brutality of its rulers, and various acute contradictions within its bounds with the development of all aspects.The current academic studies of South Han history mainly focus on certain aspects of its situation, but comprehensive studies. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in development of Chinese history is a very significant period, especially the movement of economic centre towards the south. Only a detailed study of countries in the South can make one better understand this point. South Han, as an important country in the south, has the status that can not be ignored, especially in recent years with two tombs of South Han being discovered, which inspired a further round of historical interest towards South Han, therefore it has become quite necessary to carry out a comprehensive study of its history. Based on this understanding, the author of the paper is to make a preliminary exploration of South Han history from seven aspects on the basis of research made by the predecessors.In the first part, current situation of research in the academic circle and the researching significance of this paper are mainly introduced.In the second part, it firstly introduced the situation of the Lingnan before the establishment of South Han. An-Shi Turmoil in the chaotic years at the end of Tang dynasty and the chaos made substantial northerners wonder towards the south. These people did not only provide for Lingnan technology and labor, but also brought in advanced culture. This is an important factor for the success separatist regime in Lingnan. Secondly, it briefly introduced Liu Yin's lifetime, which considers Liu as Han...