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The Shatuo, or the Shatuo Turks were a Turkic tribe that heavily influenced northern Chinese politics from the late ninth century through the tenth century. They are noted for founding three, Later Ta
Court of Seljuk ruler Tughril III, circa 1200 CE.
Li Keyong (856-908), Shatuo warlord in the late Tang dynasty
Li Cunxu (885-926), Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang
The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period was an era of political upheaval and division in Imperial China from 907 to 979 CE. Five dynastic states quickly succeeded one another in the Central Plain,
Shatuo
…They are noted for founding three, Later Tang, Later Jin, and Later Han, of the five dynasties and one, Northern Han, of the ten kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The Northern Han would later be conquered by the Song dynasty. Sometime before the 12th century, the Shatuo disappeared as a distinct ethnic group…
Palace Banquet by Anonymous, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, 10th century
Riverbank by Dong Yuan (932–962)
Summer Palace of Emperor Ming (明皇避暑宮) by Guo Zhongshu (929–977)
The Yueyang Tower by Li Sheng (fl. 908–925)