Qian Chu

Qian Chu (simplified Chinese: 钱俶; traditional Chinese: 錢俶; pinyin: Qián Chù), born Qian Hongchu (錢弘俶), (929–988) was the last King of Wuyue (reigned 947–978), a kingdom in southern-eastern China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history. Qian Chu pledged allegiance to the Song Dynasty in 978, avoiding certain annihilation from northern imperial Chinese troops and saving his people from war and economic destruction.