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The Qian family had been providing military leaders to the Tang Dynasty beginning in 887.

Qian Liu had been named Prince of Yue in 902, with the title of Prince of Wu added two years later.

When the Tang Dynasty falls in 907 and is replaced in the north by the Later Liang Dynasty, military leaders in the south form their own kingdoms.

Qian Liu uses his position to proclaim himself the King of Wuyue.

This signals the beginning of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, which will last until the founding of the Song Dynasty in 960.