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List of emperors of the Tang dynasty

List of emperors of the Tang dynasty

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This is a list of emperors of the Tang dynasty (618–690, 705–907) of China. Tang monarchs like Emperor Taizong of Tang were also addressed to as the Khan of Heaven (Tian Kehan) by Turkic peoples.

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List of emperors

The Chinese naming conventions is "Tang" (唐)+ temple name (e.g. Tang Gaozu), except for Emperors Shang and Ai, who are better known by their posthumous name.

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Timeline

Emperor Ai of TangEmperor Zhaozong of TangLi Yu, Prince of DeEmperor Zhaozong of TangEmperor Xizong of TangEmperor Yizong of TangEmperor Xuanzong of Tang (9th century)Emperor Wuzong of TangEmperor Wenzong of TangEmperor Jingzong of TangEmperor Muzong of TangEmperor Xianzong of TangEmperor Shunzong of TangEmperor Dezong of TangEmperor Daizong of TangEmperor Suzong of TangEmperor Xuanzong of TangEmperor Ruizong of TangEmperor Shang of TangEmperor Zhongzong of TangEmperor Ruizong of TangEmperor Zhongzong of TangEmperor Gaozong of TangEmperor Taizong of TangEmperor Gaozu of Tang

References

  1. [1]
    Heng 1999, p. ix; Cotterell 2008, p. 283.
  2. [2]
    Kroll 2019, pp. xi–xiii.
  3. [3]
    Old Book of Tang Vol 4
  4. [4]
    Twitchett 1979, p. viii; Kroll 2019, pp. xi–xiii.
  5. [5]
    Twitchett 1979, p. xviii; Cotterell 2008, p. 283.
  6. [6]
    Kang-i Sun Chang, ed. (2010). The Cambridge History of Chinese Literature. Vol. 1. p. 293. ISBN 9780521855587.
  7. [7]
    Jinhua Chen (2007). The Many Lives of Fazang (643-712). Brill. p. 168. ISBN 9789047420002.
  8. [8]
    Kroll 2019, p. 3.
  9. [9]
    Jinhua Chen (2016). The Middle Kingdom and the Dharma Wheel. Brill. pp. 141–142. ISBN 9789004322585.
  10. [10]
    Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2000). Sui-Tang Changʻan. University of Michigan. p. 68. ISBN 9780892641376.

Notes

  1. Exact dates are extracted from the Old Book of Tang and converted to Western dates using the Calendar converter of Academia Sinica.
  2. These are just the shortened versions of the names. Gaozu's full posthumous name, for example, was actually Shényáo Dàshèng Dàguāng Xiào Huángdì (神堯大聖大光孝皇帝, "Emperor Yao the Divine, the Great Sage, the Most Radiantly Filial").[3]
  3. In the late years of his reign he was influenced by Empress Wu
  4. Under the rule of his mother Wu Zetian
  5. Under the rule of his mother Wu Zetian
  6. Better known for his porthumous name, Emperor Shang, or as Emperor Shao ("young").
  7. Some sources give the period of his reign as 5–18 July,[9] while others give 8–25 July.[10]

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