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'''Southern Han''' ({{lang-zh |t = 南漢 |p = Nán Hàn |j=Naam⁴ Hon³}}; 917–971), officially '''Han''' ({{lang-zh |t = 漢 |links=no}}), originally '''Yue''' ({{lang-zh |c = 越 |links=no}}), was a [[Dynasties of China|dynastic state of China]] and one of the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period#Ten Kingdoms|Ten Kingdoms]] that existed during the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period]]. It was located on China's southern coast, controlling modern [[Guangdong]] and [[Guangxi]]. The dynasty greatly expanded its capital Xingwang Fu ({{lang-zh |t = 興王府 |p = Xìngwáng Fǔ |links=no|j=Hing¹wong⁴ Fu²}}, present-day [[Guangzhou]]). It attempted but failed to annex the autonomous polity of [[Tĩnh Hải quân|Jinghai]], which was controlled by the Vietnamese.

'''Southern Han''' ({{lang-zh |t = 南漢 |p = Nán Hàn |j=Naam⁴ Hon³}}; 917–971), officially '''Han''' ({{lang-zh |t = 漢 |links=no}}), originally '''Yue''' ({{lang-zh|c=越|links=no|j=Jyut6}}), was a [[Dynasties of China|dynastic state of China]] and one of the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period#Ten Kingdoms|Ten Kingdoms]] that existed during the [[Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period]]. It was located on China's southern coast, controlling modern [[Guangdong]] and [[Guangxi]]. The dynasty greatly expanded its capital Xingwang Fu ({{lang-zh |t = 興王府 |p = Xìngwáng Fǔ |links=no|j=Hing¹wong⁴ Fu²}}, present-day [[Guangzhou]]). It attempted but failed to annex the autonomous polity of [[Tĩnh Hải quân|Jinghai]], which was controlled by the Vietnamese.

== Founding of the Southern Han ==

== Founding of the Southern Han ==