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Later Zhou
The Later Zhou was the last of the Five Dynasties that ruled northern China in the tenth century. Zhao Kuangyin, one of its military commanders, seized power in a coup in 960 and founded the Song Dynasty. The Later Zhou's reforms and army formed part of the base on which the Song built.
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