Former Jin

Jin, also known as Hedong or Former Jin, was a dynastic state in China that existed from 896 CE to 923 CE. It was a predecessor of the Later Tang dynasty and is considered part of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The state was ruled by ethnic Shatuo warlords, including Li Keyong and his son Li Cunxu. Li Keyong was officially created the Prince of Jin in 896 by the Tang dynasty court, though his territory, centered around modern Shanxi, had been under his control as early as 883 when he was made military governor of Hedong Circuit.