Founding of the dynasty. Guo Wei, a Han Chinese, served as the Assistant Military Commissioner at the court of the Later Han, a regime ruled by Shatuo Turks. Liu Chengyou came to the throne of the Later Han in 948 after the death of the founding emperor, Gaozu.Guo Wei led a successful coup against the teenage emperor and then declared himself emperor of the new Later Zhou …

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