After the Tang Dynasty's demise (618–907), China entered the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period (891–979). The term "Five Dynasties," which lasted from 907 to 960, refers to the dynasties that superseded one another in north China, namely Later Liang, Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, and Later Zhou. "Ten Kingdoms," which lasted from 891 to 979, refer to the regimes in south China, namely Former Shu, Later Shu, Wu, Southern Tang, Wuyue, Min, Chu, Southern Han, Nanping (Jingnan), and Northern Han.