Guo Wei, a Han Chinese, serves as…
951 CE
Guo Wei, a Han Chinese, serves as the Assistant Military Commissioner at the court of the Later Han Dynasty, a regime ruled by Shatuo Turks.
A teenager has come to the throne of the Later Han in 948 after the death of the founding emperor, Gaozu.
Guo Wei leads a successful coup against the teenage emperor and declared himself emperor of the new Later Zhou Dynasty on New Year’s Day in 951.
Posthumously known as Emperor Taizu of Later Zhou, Guo Wei is the first Han Chinese ruler of northern China since 923.
He is regarded as an able leader who attempted reforms designed to alleviate burdens faced by the peasantry.
His short rule will be considered vigorous and well-organized.
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