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Distribution

Taihu Wu dialects (太湖片) constitute approximately 65% of all Wu Chinese dialects. These dialects, in turn, are divided into several subgroups:

Piling 毗陵（Changzhou）
Su-Hu-Jia 蘇滬嘉 (Suzhou, Shanghai, and Jiaxing)
Tiaoxi 苕溪（Huzhou - often considered to be a subbranch of Su-Hu-Jia)
Hangzhou 杭州(Hangzhou)
Lingshao 臨紹（Ling'an and Shaoxing）
Yongjiang 甬江 or Mingzhou 明州（Ningbo and Zhoushan）

Piling 毗陵小片 Total number of speakers is 8 million.
- Jiangsu - Changzhou, Wujin, Danyang, Jintan, Liyang, Xuanxing, Jiangyin, Zhangjiagang, Jingjiang, *Tongzhou, Haimen, Qidong, Gaochun.
- Anhui - Langxi, Guangde.
Su-Hu-Jia 蘇滬嘉小片 Total number of speakers is 23.3 million.
- Jiangsu - Nantong, Rudong, Zhangjiagang, Qidong, Haimen, Changshu, Wuxi, Suzhou, Wuxian, Wujiang, Kunshan, Taicang.
- Shanghai - Shanghai, Xuhui, Jiading, Baoshan, Chuansha, Nanhui, Fengxian, Songjiang, Jinshan, Qingpu, Chongming.
- Zhejiang - Jiaxing, Jiashan, Tongxiang, Pinghu, Haiyan, Haining.
Tiaoxi 苕溪小片 Total number of speakers is 3 million.
- Zhejiang - Huzhou, Changxing, Anji, Deqing, Yuhang
Hangzhou 杭州小片 Total number of speakers is 1.2 million.
- Zhejiang - Hangzhou (Hangzhou city proper)

The phylogeny of Wu Chinese is of follows:

Wu Chinese
- Northern Wu 北部吳語
  - Taihu Wu dialects 太湖片
    - Su-Jia-Hu (Suzhou-Jiaxing-Huzhou) 蘇嘉湖小片
      - Su-Hu-Jia (Suzhou-Shanghai-Jiaxing) 蘇滬嘉小片
        Suzhou dialect (Jiangsu)
        
        Shanghainese
        
        Jiaxing (Zhejiang)
        
        Wuxi dialect (Jiangsu)
      - Tiaoxi 苕溪小片 (now considered to be a subbranch or sister group to Suzhou-Shanghai-Jiaxing)
        Huzhou dialect (Zhejiang)
        
        Southeast Guangde dialect (Anhui)
    - Northwestern Wu
      - Piling 毗陵小片 (spoken in Jiangsu and Anhui provinces)
        Changzhou dialect (Jiangsu)
        
        Old Langxi dialect (Anhui)
      - Hangzhou 杭州小片
        Hangzhou dialect (Zhejiang)
    - Northern Zhejiang
      - Lingshao 臨紹小片 or Yuezhou 越州小片
        Shaoxing dialect (Zhejiang)
        
        Ling'an dialect (Zhejiang)
      - Yongjiang 甬江小片 or Mingzhou 明州小片
        Ningbo dialect (Zhejiang)
        
        Zhoushan dialect (Zhejiang)
      - Jinxiang dialect 金鄉話 (appears to be an isolate, but closely related to the Taihu Wu varieties of Northern Zhejiang.)
- Southern Wu (possibly polyphyletic or paraphyletic) 南部吳語
  - Taizhou dialects 台州片
  - Oujiang dialects 甌江片
    - Wenzhou dialects
  - Southwestern Wu or Chuqu Wu dialects 處衢片 (ambiguous)
    - Shangli dialects 上麗片
      - Lishui dialects 麗水小片
      - Shangshan dialects 上山小片
    - Jinqu dialects 金衢片
      - Jinhua dialects or Wuzhou dialects 婺州片
      - Quzhou dialects 衢州片
- Western Wu 西部吳語
  - Xuanzhou dialects 宣州片
    - Tongjing dialects 銅涇小片
    - Taigao dialects 太高小片
    - Shiling dialects 石陵小片
Huizhou Chinese (major outgroup of Wu)

Rulers of Wuyue

**Sovereigns in Kingdom of Wuyue 907-978**
Temple Names			Posthumous Names			Personal Names			Period of Reigns	Era Names and respective range of years
Chinese	Pinyin	Shanghainese	Chinese	Pinyin	Shanghainese	Chinese	Pinyin	Shanghainese
太祖	Tài Zǔ	Tha Tsu	武肅王	Wǔ Sù Wáng	Vu Soh Waon	錢鏐	Qián Liú	Zi Leu	907-932	Tianbao (天寶 Tiān Bǎo) 908-923 Baoda (寶大 Bǎo Dà) 923-925 Baozheng (寶正 Bǎo Zhèng) 925-932
世宗	Shì Zōng	Sy Tson	文穆王	Wén Mù Wáng	Ven Moh Waon	錢元瓘	Qián Yuánguàn	Zi Nyoe Cioe	932-941	Changxing (長興)：932-933 Yingshun (應順)：934 Qingtai (清泰)：934-936 Tianfu (天福)：936-941
成宗	Chéng Zōng	Zen Tson	忠獻王	Zhōng Xiàn Wáng	Tson Shie Waon	錢佐	Qián Zuǒ	Zi Tsu	941-947	Tianfu (天福)：941-944 Kaiyun (開運)：944-946
Did not exist	N/A	N/A	忠遜王	Zhōng Xùn Wáng	Tson Sen Waon	錢倧	Qián Zōng	Zi Tson	947	Tianfu (天福)：947
Did not exist	N/A	N/A	忠懿王	Zhōng Yì Wáng	Tson I Waon	錢俶	Qián Chù	Zi Tsoh	947-978	Qianyou (乾祐)：948-950 Guangshun (廣順)：951-953 Xiande (顯德)：954-960 Jianlong (建隆)：960-963 Qiande (乾德)：963-968 Kaibao (開寶)：968-976 Taiping Xingguo (太平興國)：976-978

Qian Chu submitted to the Song Dynasty in 978 and continued to reign nominally as King of Wuyue until his death in 988.