The Northern Han (simplified Chinese: 北汉; traditional Chinese: 北漢; pinyin: Běi Hàn) was a dynastic state of China and one of the Ten Kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

The short-lived state of Later Han fell in 950 because of Guo Wei, a powerful military governor's de facto coup.

Liu Min immediately restored the traditional relationship with the Khitans, who had founded the Liao dynasty.

Emboldened by his success to the south, Emperor Taizong decided to embark on a campaign to finally destroy the Northern Han.

Leading the army himself, he brought his forces to the Northern Han capital of Taiyuan, which was laid under siege in June.