Tang military governor; regional warlord
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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military governor's autonomous region; semi-autonomous regional military command (Tang Dynasty)
formalHistorical term specifically referring to the semi-autonomous regional military governments established during the mid-to-late Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) that eventually led to the fragmentation of imperial authority and the dynasty's decline.
Fān藩
zhèn镇
gē割
jù据
shì是
táng唐
cháo朝
shuāi衰
luò落
de的
zhòng重
yào要
yuán原
yīn因
zhī之
yī一
。
The separatism of regional military governors was one of the important reasons for the Tang Dynasty's decline.
Ān安
shǐ史
zhī之
luàn乱
hòu后
，
gè各
dì地
fān藩
zhèn镇
shì势
lì力
zhú逐
jiàn渐
qiáng强
dà大
，
bù不
zài再
tīng听
cóng从
cháo朝
tíng廷
hào号
lìng令
。
After the An Lushan Rebellion, regional military governors in various areas gradually grew powerful and no longer obeyed imperial court orders.
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Cháo朝
tíng廷
shì试
tú图
xuē削
ruò弱
fān藩
zhèn镇
de的
quán权
lì力
，
dàn但
shōu收
xiào效
shén甚
wēi微
。
The imperial court attempted to weaken the power of the regional military governors, but with little success.