The Former Shu was a short-lived Ten Kingdoms state carved out of Sichuan following the Tang collapse, ruled by Wang Jian and then his son Wang Zongyan. The Qiande reign period (919–924) belonged to Wang Zongyan, a ruler whose court was notorious for extravagance and factional infighting — the kingdom fell to Later Tang forces in 925, barely a year after this type ceased production. The crescent mark distinguishes this from the plain Qiande Yuanbao, likely indicating a specific furnace or casting supervisor rather than a mint in the Western sense.
The Former Shu was a short-lived Ten Kingdoms state carved out of Sichuan following the Tang collapse, ruled by Wang Jian and then his son Wang Zongyan. The Qiande reign period (919–924) belonged to Wang Zongyan, a ruler whose court was notorious for extravagance and factional infighting — the kingdom fell to Later Tang forces in 925, barely a year after this type ceased production. The crescent mark distinguishes this from the plain Qiande Yuanbao, likely indicating a specific furnace or casting supervisor rather than a mint in the Western sense.