Tang dynasty [SEP] dissolved or abolished
himself. In 904 Zhu assassinated Emperor Zhaozong to replace him with the emperor's young son Emperor Ai of Tang. In 905 Zhu executed 9 brothers of Emperor Ai as well as many officials and Empress Dowager He. In 907 the Tang dynasty was ended when Zhu deposed the Emperor Ai and took the throne for himself (known posthumously as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang). He established the Later Liang, which inaugurated the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. A year later Zhu had the deposed Emperor Ai poisoned to death.
, roughly modern Qionghai
- Zengkou (曾口), roughly modern Chengmai County
- Yanluo (顏羅), roughly modern southern Haikou or Ding'an County
Yanluo was abolished late in the Tang dynasty, while Zengkou was abolished by Southern Han. In the Song dynasty, Qiong Prefecture again administered 5 counties, including:
- Qiongshan
- Lingao
- Lehui
- Chengmai (澄邁), roughly modern Chengmai County
- Wenchang (文昌), roughly modern Wenchang