5+dynasty

The five dynasties were short lived empires and were founded in the north as successor states of the Tang dynasty. Five Dynasties from(907-960) 1. (907-923)-was later Linang 2. (923-936)-was later Tang 3. (936-0946)-was later Jin 4. (947-950)-was later Han 5. (951-960)-was later Zhou the practice of binding womens feet started here. Buddhism was heavily persecuted at 955 A.D stopped men from becoming monks and forced the monks out of their monasteries, they then had to take up secular lives