Xu Wen
Xu Wen () (862 – November 20, 927),
courtesy name Dunmei (), formally
Prince Zhongwu of Qi (), later further
posthumously honored Emperor Wu () with the
temple name Yizu () by his adoptive son
Xu Zhigao after Xu Zhigao founded the state of
Southern Tang, was a major general and regent of the
Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state
Wu. He took over the reins of the Wu state (then also known as Hongnong) after assassinating, with his colleague
Zhang Hao,
Yang Wo, the first Prince of Hongnong, and then killing Zhang. Xu was in essence the decision-maker throughout the reign of Yang Wo's brother and successor
Yang Longyan and the first part of the reign of Yang Longyan's brother and successor
Yang Pu. After his death, Xu Zhigao inherited his position as regent, eventually seizing the Wu throne and establishing Southern Tang.
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