<Tr> <Td_colspan="8"> (Second Zhou dynasty 690--705) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="1"> Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 907--960 </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> Liao dynasty 907--1125 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="1"> Song dynasty 960--1279 </Td> <Td_colspan="7"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="1"> Northern Song </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="6"> Western Xia </Td> </Tr>

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