Ma Yin (馬殷) (853-December 2, 930),
courtesy name Batu (霸圖), formally
King Wumu of Chu (楚武穆王), was a warlord late in the
Chinese dynasty
Tang Dynasty who became the first ruler of the
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period state
Chu and the only one who carried the title of "king." He initially took control of the
Changsha region in 896 after the death of his predecessor
Liu Jianfeng, and subsequently increased his territorial hold to roughly modern
Hunan and northeastern
Guangxi, which became the territory of Chu.