List of emperors of the Tang dynasty
This is a list of emperors from the Tang dynasty (618–907) of China.
List of Emperors
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Gaozu (高祖, Gāozǔ) | Li Yuan (李淵 Lǐ Yuān) | 18 June 618– 4 September 626 |
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Taizong (太宗, Tāizōng) | Li Shimin (李世民 Lǐ Shìmín) | 4 September 626– 10 July 649 |
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Gaozong (高宗, Gāozōng) Empress Consort Wu ruled as Regent for periods) |
Li Zhi (李治 Lǐ Zhì) | 15 July 649– 27 December 683 |
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Zhongzong (中宗, Zhōngzōng) (dismissed by Empress Dowager Wu) |
Li Xian (李顯 Lǐ Xiǎn) or Li Zhe (李哲 Lǐ Zhé) |
3 January 684 – 26 February 684 |
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Ruizong (睿宗, Ruìzōng) (dismissed by Empress Dowager Wu) |
Li Dan (李旦 Lǐ Dàn) | 27 February 684– 8 October 690 |
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Zhongzong (中宗, Zhōngzōng) (second reign) |
Li Xian (李顯 Lǐ Xiǎn) or Li Zhe (李哲 Lǐ Zhé) |
23 February 705– 3 July 710 |
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| Shang (殤帝, Shāng dì)[note 1] | Li Chongmao (李重茂 Lǐ Chóngmào) | 8 July 710– 25 July 710 |
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Ruizong (睿宗, Ruìzōng) (second reign) |
Li Dan (李旦 Lǐ Dàn) | 25 July 710– 8 September 712 |
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Xuanzong (玄宗, Xuánzōng) | Li Longji (李隆基 Lǐ Lóngjī) | 8 September 712– 12 August 756 |
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Suzong (肅宗, Sùzōng) | Li Heng (李亨 Lǐ Hēng) | 12 August 756– 16 May 762 |
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Daizong (代宗, Dàizōng) | Li Yu (李豫 Lǐ Yù) | 18 May 762– 23 May 779 |
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Dezong (德宗, Dézōng) | Li Kuo (李适 Lǐ Kuò) | 12 June 779– 25 February 805 |
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| Shunzong (順宗, Shùnzōng) | Li Song (李誦 Lǐ Sòng) | 28 February 805– 31 August 805 |
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Xianzong (憲宗, Xiànzōng) | Li Chun (李純 Lǐ Chún) | 5 September 805– 14 February 820 |
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Muzong (穆宗, Mùzōng) | Li Heng (李恆 Lǐ Héng) | 20 February 820– 25 February 824 |
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| Jingzong (敬宗, Jìngzōng) | Li Zhan (李湛 Lǐ Zhàn) | 29 February 824– 9 January 827 |
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Wenzong (文宗, Wénzōng) | Li Ang (李昂 Lǐ Áng) | 13 January 827– 10 February 840 |
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Wuzong (武宗, Wǔzōng) | Li Yan (李炎 Lǐ Yán) | 20 February 840– 22 April 846 |
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Xuānzong (宣宗, Xuānzōng) | Li Chen (李忱 Lǐ Chén) | 25 April 846– 7 September 859 |
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Yizong (懿宗, Yìzōng) | Li Cui (李漼 Lǐ Cuǐ) | 13 September 859– 15 August 873 |
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Xizong (僖宗, Xīzōng) | Li Xuan (李儇 Lǐ Xuān) | 16 August 873– 20 April 888 |
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Zhaozong (昭宗, Zhāozōng) | Li Ye (李曄 Lǐ Yè) | 20 April 888– 1 December 900 (2nd reign: 24 January 901– 22 September 904) |
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| Ai (哀帝, Aī dì) or Zhaoxuan (昭宣帝, Zhāoxuān dì)[note 1] |
Li Zhu (李柷 Lǐ Zhù) | 26 September 904– 12 May 907 |
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Timeline
Notes
Sources
- Cotterell, Arthur (2008). The Imperial Capitals of China: A Dynastic History of the Celestial Empire. New York, New York: Overlook Press. ISBN 978-1-4683-0605-7.
- Heng, Chye Kiang (1999). Cities of Aristocrats and Bureaucrats: The Development of Medieval Chinese Cityscapes. Singapore: Singapore University Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-223-0.
- Twitchett, Denis (1979). Sui and T'ang China, 589-906 AD, Part One. The Cambridge History of China. 3. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-21446-9.
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