When Guo Wei was born in 904 in Yaoshan (堯山; in modern Longyao County, Hebei), the Tang dynasty had disintegrated … See more

In 923, Li Cunxu established the Later Tang and overthrew Later Liang. Li Jitao was killed a few months later and all of his former soldiers, including 19-year-old Guo Wei, were assigned to the cavalry rotations. As Guo wa… See more

Later Tang was replaced by the Later Jin in 936. See more

The Later Han was a Shatuo-led Chinese dynasty founded by Liu Zhiyuan, posthumously known as Emperor Gaozu of Later Han. Guo Wei was already familiar with life under the Shatuo people as he had lived under … See more

He was the first Han Chinese Emperor in northern China since 923. His rule was stable, and he passed reforms that attempted to relieve pressures on China’s massive peasantry. His rule was vigorous and well-or… See more

Consort and issue(s):
• Empress Shengmu, of the Chai clan (聖穆皇后 柴氏)
• Pure Consort, of the Yang clan (楊淑妃 楊氏; 911 – 947)
• Noble Consort, of the Zhang clan (張貴妃 張氏; 915 – 950)… See more