Emperor Daizong of Tang
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| Emperor of Tang Dynasty | |||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 18 May 762 – 23 May 779 | ||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Emperor Suzong | ||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Emperor Dezong | ||||||||||||||||
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9 January 727 Luoyang, Tang China |
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| Died | 23 May 779 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Yuanling Mausoleum, Shaanxi | ||||||||||||||||
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Consort Shen Consort Cui Consort Dugu |
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| Issue among others... |
Li Kuo, Emperor Dezong Li Miao, Crown Prince Zhaojing Li Xia, Prince of Jun Li Shu, Prince of Mu Li Yu, Prince of Dan Li Lian, Prince of En Li Jiong, Prince of Han Li Gou, Prince of Jian Li Xun, Prince of Sui Li Sui, Prince of Shu Li Zao, Prince of Xin Li Xian, Prince of Shao Li Yun, Prince of Jia Li Yu, Prince of Duan Li Kui, Prince of Yuan Li Yi, Prince of Ya Princess Lingxian Princess Zhending Princess Yongqing Princess Shengping Princess Jiaqing Princess Changlin Princess Zhuangyi of Zhao Princess Pu'ning Princess Jinyang Princess Yiqing Princess Shouchang Princess Xindu |
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| House | House of Li | ||||||||||||||||
| Father | Emperor Suzong of Tang | ||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Consort Wu | ||||||||||||||||
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Family name: Lǐ (李) Given name: Originally Chù (俶), later Yù (豫) (changed in 758) |
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| Era dates | |
| Guǎngdé (廣德) 763–764 Yǒngtài (永泰) 765–766 Dàlì (大曆) 766–779 |
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| Full: Emperor Ruiwen Xiaowu (睿文孝武皇帝) | |
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| Dàizōng (代宗) |
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| Literal meaning | "Replacement Ancestor of the Tang" | ||||||
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Táng Dàizōng |
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| Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Yù |
Emperor Daizong of Tang (9 January 727 – 23 May 779), personal name Li Yu (name changed in 758 after being created crown prince), né Li Chu (李俶), was an emperor of the Chinese Tang Dynasty.
Emperor Daizong was the eldest son of Emperor Suzong – the first Emperor of the Tang dynasty to succeed as the eldest child, and during the Anshi Rebellion (which Emperor Suzong's entire reign was dedicated to fighting), he served as a general of Tang and Huige joint operations that recaptured the capital Chang'an and the eastern capital Luoyang from the rebel state of Yan, and the Anshi Rebellion was finally put down early in his own reign, in 763. However, thereafter, the Tang state was plagued by warlords such as Tian Chengsi, Li Baochen, and Liang Chongyi who essentially governed their realms as independent states while only pledging nominal loyalty to the emperor. This would prove disastrous for future generations as subsequent Tang emperors would be unable to remove or control these warlords and the central government's power was thus slowly eroded and diminished. The power of the warlords would not prevent the Tang western territories from being overrun by Tibetan invasions and eventually lost to the Tibetan Empire, which even managed to capture Chang'an in 763 for a short period before being expelled.
Emperor Daizong was credited for removing the corrupt eunuch Li Fuguo, who had placed him on the throne, from power, but the rest of Emperor Daizong's reign would also see dominance by such individuals as the eunuchs Cheng Yuanzhen and Yu Chao'en, as well as the chancellor Yuan Zai. It is also worth noting that Emperor Daizong became the first Tang emperor to succeed to the throne as a result of maneuvers by eunuchs. Emperor Daizong was himself also said to be overly devout in Buddhism.
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