五代十国概念形成 / Five Dynasties Ten Kingdoms Concept Formation

Five Dynasties Ten Kingdoms concept formation names EP252 《太平年》之外的五代十国，什么样？’s point that “五代十国” is not just a natural label copied from the period itself. The “五代” sequence is comparatively clear, but “十国” was stabilized by later history writing and political judgment.

The episode says early Song treatments could include more local regimes, while later formulas such as five, nine, or ten kingdoms reflected changing state interests, the status of frontier regions, post-Chanyuan political imagination, and大一统 assumptions. [[OuyangXiu|欧阳修]]’s [[NewFiveDynastiesHistory|《新五代史》]] is central to this canonical narrowing.

Connections

• [[FiveDynastiesTenKingdoms|五代十国]] - category being formed.
• [[OuyangXiu|欧阳修]] and [[NewFiveDynastiesHistory|《新五代史》]] - key historiographical agents.
• Historical Memory Contest and Evidence-Bound Historical Revision - broader memory and source-criticism frames.