In 618 AD, Li Yuan received the throne of Yang Yu and established the Tang Dynasty, which began the 289 years of the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty, during which a total of 20 emperors were produced (except for Wu Zetian and Tang Emperor Li Chongmao). The following is a brief biography of these emperors.
1, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan
Year of birth and death: 566 635, 70 years old.
Reigned 618 626 8 years.
Life deeds: Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, the word Shude, Longxi Chengji (now northwest of Qin'an, Gansu) people. He was the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the military commander, and the grandson of Li Hu, a famous general of the Western Wei Dynasty. Li Yuan was born in a noble family in Guanlong, Northern Zhou, and was named the Duke of Tang.
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he collapsed, and he killed Wang Wei and Gao Junya, the deputy guards of Taiyuan, and raised troops in Jinyang. He established the General's Mansion and led Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and others to lead their troops south to capture Chang'an. Li Yuan supported Yang Yu, the grandson of Emperor Yang of Sui, as the emperor, led himself as the prime minister, and crowned the king of Tang. In the second year of Yining (618), after Emperor Yang of Sui was killed, he received the throne of Yang Yu and established the Tang Dynasty, with the year name Wude.
In June of the ninth year of Wude (626), after the Xuanwumen Change, Li Yuan canonized Li Shimin as the crown prince, and soon passed on the throne and proclaimed himself the emperor.
In the ninth year of Zhenguan (635), he died of illness, and was called Emperor Taiwu, and the temple was called Gaozu, and he was buried in Xianling.
2, Tang Taizong Li Shimin
Year of birth and death: 598 649, 52 years old.
Reigned: 626 649, 23 years.
Life deeds: Tang Taizong Ji Shimin, his father is Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, and his mother is Empress Dou (with Xianbei blood).
Li Shimin joined the army as a young man and went to Yanmen Pass to rescue Emperor Yang of Sui. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was named the Duke of Qin, and later Jin was named the King of Qin, he was an outstanding military strategist, led his troops to pacify Xue Rengao, Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong and other warlords, and made great achievements in the establishment and unification of the Tang Dynasty, and finally unified the world.
In the ninth year of Wude (626 AD), he launched the Xuanwumen Revolution to kill his brother Li Jiancheng, the fourth brother Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and the two sons, and was made the crown prince, Tang Gaozu Li Yuan was soon forced to abdicate, Li Shimin ascended the throne, was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, reigned for 23 years, and only used one year name Zhenguan during his reign.
After Li Shimin became emperor, he actively listened to the opinions of his ministers, ruled the world with literature, and expanded his territory, becoming a famous Ming monarch in Chinese history. He humbly accepted advice, practiced economy in the country, so that the people could recuperate, and finally made the society appear a situation of national peace and security, created the famous Zhenguan rule in Chinese history, and laid an important foundation for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty for more than 100 years.
Li Shimin loves literature and calligraphy, and has ink treasures handed down to the world. In 649 AD, Tang Taizong Li Shimin died of illness in Hanfeng Palace, at the age of 52, reigned for 23 years, the temple name Taizong, buried in Zhaoling.
3, Tang Gaozong Li Zhi
Year of birth and death: 628 683, 56 years old.
Reigned: 649, 683, 34.
Life deeds: Li Zhi, nicknamed Pheasant Slave, the word is good, the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the ninth son and third son of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. The territory of the Tang Dynasty, with Gaozong as the largest, stretched from the Korean Peninsula in the east, the Aral Sea (Caspian Sea) in the west, Lake Baikal in the north, and Hengshan in Vietnam in the south, which lasted for 32 years.
At the beginning of his reign, Tang Gaozong continued to implement the various political and economic systems formulated by Taizong, and Li Tao, the eldest grandson Wuji, and Chu Suiliang jointly assisted the government. Because he is diligent in political affairs, "the people of Fu'an, there is the legacy of Zhenguan, and the history is called "the rule of Yonghui". Gojong also insisted on his own position on the issue of deposing the empress, excluding the interference of the patriarchal faction.
After the fifth year of Hyeongyeongyeong (660), Gojong was often dizzy, which affected the handling of government affairs. Empress Wu took the opportunity to participate in state affairs. Gaozong's health was poor, and the trend of transferring power from Gaozong to Wu Zetian gradually took shape. During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, he successively destroyed the Western Turks (657), Baekje (660), and Goguryeo (668).
Li Zhi reigned for thirty-four years, collapsed in the first year of Hongdao (683) in the Zhenguan Hall of Luoyang Ziwei Palace, and was buried in Qianling, the temple name Gaozong, and the name of the Emperor.
4, Tang Zhongzong Li Xian
Year of birth and death: 656 710, 55 years old.
Reigned from January 3, 684 to February 26, 684, from February 23, 705 to July 3, 710 (he became emperor twice for a total of 5 years).
Life and deeds: Li Xian, Zhongzong of the Tang Dynasty, was the fourth and sixth emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
In the first year of Xianqing (656), Li Xian was born in Chang'an, and was first crowned King of Zhou, and later changed to King of England. After Li Xian, the crown prince of Zhang Huai, was deposed, Li Xian was made the crown prince. In the first year of Hongdao (683), the emperor was enthroned, and the empress dowager Wu Zetian was called the dynasty. In the first year of Guangzhai (684), Li Xian was deposed as the king of Luling and moved to Junzhou, Fangzhou and other places. In the first year of the holy calendar (698), Luoyang was recalled and reinstated as the crown prince. In the first year of Shenlong (705), he was restored to the throne in Tongtian Palace.
During Li Xian's reign, he restored the old system of the Tang Dynasty, exempted rent, set up ten inspectors, and placed scholars in the Wenguan, defeating the Later Turks, so that the Tang Dynasty once again began to control Monan for a long time. Develop economic and cultural exchanges with Tibet, and marry the princess of Jincheng to Tubo Zampu with Zhudan.
Tang Zhongzong was in power twice, reigned for a total of five and a half years, died of illness in 710 AD, at the age of 55, and was buried in Dingling.
5, Tang Ruizong Li Dan
Year of birth and death: 662 716, 55 years old.
Reigned from February 27, 684 to October 16, 690, and from July 25, 710 to September 8, 712 (he became emperor twice for a total of 8 years).
Life deeds: Tang Ruizong Li Dan, the fifth and eighth emperor of the Tang Dynasty, once used the name Li Xulun, Li Lun, he ascended the throne twice in his life, twice let the world, and finally abdicated to his son Li Longji (Tang Xuanzong). Li Dan is the eighth son of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, his mother is Wu Zetian, Li Hong, Li Xian, Tang Zhongzong Li Xian, etc. are his brothers.
In the second year of Longshuo (662), he was born in Chang'an. Humble and studious, proficient in calligraphy, successively sealed King Yin, King Ji, King Xiang, King Yu, and led Luozhou pastor. In the first year of the heir saint (684), after ascending the throne, the empress dowager Wu Zetian listened to the government.
After the establishment of Wu Zhou, he was demoted to the imperial heir. In the second year of the holy calendar (699), he was reinstated as the prime minister and imprisoned in the palace. Participated in the Shenlong coup d'état and realized the recovery of the Tang Dynasty. In the first year of Jingyun (710), Li Longji, the king of Ping, united with Princess Taiping to launch a coup d'état in Tanglong, and became emperor again. The princess of Taiping was favored to use people to interfere in politics and compete for power with the crown prince Li Longji. In the first year of Xiantian (712), Zen was located in the crown prince Li Longji, called the emperor Taishang, and controlled the affairs of the imperial court.
Li Dan ascended the throne twice, reigning for a total of eight years (684 690, 710 712), and really held power for two years. In the fourth year of Kaiyuan (716), he died of illness at the age of fifty-five, and was called Emperor Xuanzhen Daxingxiao, and the temple was called Ruizong, and he was buried in Qiaoling.
6, Tang Xuanzong Li Longji
Year of birth and death: 685 May 3, 762, 78 years old.
Reigned: 712, 756, 44.
Life deeds: Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, born in 685 in Luoyang, the capital of the gods, the longest-reigning emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the third son of Tang Ruizong, the mother Dou Defei, the temple name "Xuanzong", and because of its nickname "Emperor Ming Xiao", it is also known as Emperor Tang Ming. In the Qing Dynasty, in order to avoid the name of Emperor Kangxi "Xuanye", or the Song Dynasty to avoid the holy ancestor Zhao Xuanlang, he was mostly called Emperor Tang Ming, and there was also the honorific title "Kaiyuan Shengwen Shenwu Emperor". He is wise and decisive, versatile, knows the rhythm of music, is good at calligraphy, and has a majestic and handsome appearance.
In 710, Tang Xuanzong and Princess Taiping joined forces to launch the "Tanglong Coup" and kill the Weihou group. In 712, Li Longji ascended the throne as emperor, and changed the year of Kaiyuan, and the Tang Dynasty entered its heyday, which was called the Kaiyuan Dynasty. In the later period of the reign of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, he was greedy for pleasure and favored and reused traitorous ministers, which led to the Anshi Rebellion and the decline of the Tang Dynasty. In 762, he died of illness in the Chang'an Shenlong Temple.
Tang Xuanzong is versatile, especially good at hearing, proficient in a variety of silk and bamboo musical instruments, likes to beat the drum, and respects the drum as the "leader of the eight sounds.""；He is good at improvisational composition, and most of his compositions belong to the category of French music. During his reign, he added pear orchards, and every time he composed a new song, he handed it over to the pear orchard to play; It also promulgated the title of the song, changing the original Chinese transliteration of the song titles of ethnic minorities and foreign countries to the titles of songs with content. This series of measures has played a positive role in strict professional training, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty and the development of Yanle, and the integration of various ethnic cultures.
7, Tang Suzong Li Heng
Year of birth and death: February 21, 711 - May 16, 762, 52 years old.
Reigned 756 762, 6 years.
Life deeds: Tang Suzong Li Heng, originally named Li Sisheng, also known as Li Jun, Li Yu, Li Shao, the third son of Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, his mother was Yuanxian Empress Yang, and he was the first emperor to ascend the throne outside Beijing and then enter Chang'an.
Li Heng was crowned the king of Shaanxi at the beginning, and in the fifteenth year of Kaiyuan (727), he was crowned the king of loyalty. In the twenty-sixth year of Kaiyuan (738), he was made the crown prince. At the beginning of the Anshi Rebellion, he was appointed by Xuanzong as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, and led the envoys of Shuofang, Hedong, and Pinglu Jiedu, and was responsible for quelling the rebellion.
Tang Xuanzong fled westward, he stayed for the people in Maweipo, parted ways with Xuanzong, and went north to Lingwu. On the 12th day of the seventh month of the reign of Zhide Yuanzai (756), Li Heng ascended the throne in Lingwu. Honoring Xuanzong as the emperor, he ordered Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi and other generals to crusade against the Anshi rebels, and successively recovered Chang'an and Luoyang in June and October of the second year of Zhide (757).
In the first year of Baoying (762), Li Heng was critically ill, Empress Zhang wanted to abolish the crown prince Li Yu and re-establish the Li family of the king of Yue, Li Fuguo and Cheng Yuanzhen sent troops to protect the crown prince Li Yu and arrested Empress Zhang, Li and others. Li Heng died of illness that night at the age of 52. The temple name is Suzong, and the name is the Great Sage of Civilization and Wude, and the Great Xuanxiao Emperor is buried in Jianling.
8, Tang Dynasty Zong Li Yu
Year of birth and death: 727 779, 53 years old.
Reigned: 762, 779, 17 years.
Life deeds: Tang Dynasty Zong Li Yu, first name Li Li [chù], Tang Suzong Li Heng's eldest son, mother is Empress Zhang Jing Wu.
Li Yu was benevolent, filial and gentle, and was originally named the king of Guangping as the emperor's grandson. During the Anshi Rebellion, he went to Lingwu with his father, after Suzong became the emperor, Li Yu was worshiped as the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, as the nominal commander of the Tang army, Li Yu successively recovered Chang'an and Luoyang, and successively entered the king of Chu and the king of Cheng. In the first year of the Qianyuan Dynasty (758), Li Yu was canonized as the crown prince. In the first year of Baoying (762), Li Yu was proclaimed emperor by the eunuch Li Fuguo and others, and in the same year, he put down the Anshi Rebellion.
In the first year of Guangde (763), Tubo captured Chang'an, Li Yu fled to Shaanzhou, and then used the famous general Guo Ziyi to break Tubo and pacify the rebellion of Fugu Huai'en.
During the reign of Li Yu, he planned to kill the eunuchs Li Fuguo, Yu Chaoen and Prime Minister Yuan Zai, and exiled the eunuch Cheng Yuanzhen; In reforming the price of water transportation, salt prices, grain prices, etc., Li Yu appointed Yang Juan as the prime minister, and devoted himself to stabilizing society and developing production.
In the fourteenth year of the Great Calendar (779), Li Yu died in the inner hall of Zichen in Daming Palace, and was called Emperor Ruiwen Xiaowu, and the temple was called Daizong, and was buried in Yuanling.
9, Tang Dezong Li Shi
Birth and death years: May 27, 742 - February 25, 805, 64 years old.
Reigned: 779, 805, 26 years.
Year of birth and death: 761 806, 46 years old.
Reigned for 8 months: August 805, reigned for 8 months.
Life deeds: Tang Shunzong Li Yu, the eldest son of Tang Dezong.
Li Yu was crowned the king of Xuancheng County at the beginning, and later became the king of Xuan, and was established as the crown prince in the fourteenth year of the Great Calendar (779). In the first year of Yongzhen (805), Tang Dezong died, and the crown prince Li Yu succeeded to the throne, and in the first year of Zhenyuan, he organized the victory of the "Fengtian Defense War". In the twenty-first year of Zhenyuan (805), he officially succeeded to the throne, and after ascending the throne, he appointed Wang Shuwen and others to change the law, which violated the interests of eunuchs and jiedu envoys, and was forced to give the throne to the crown prince Li Chun in August of the same year, and proclaimed himself the emperor. In the following year, Li Yu died, and was called Emperor Da'anxiao, the temple name was Shunzong, and he was buried in Fengling.
11, Tang Xianzong Li Chun
Year of birth and death: March 17, 778 - February 14, 820, 43 years old.
Reigned 805, 820, 15 years.
Life and deeds: Tang Xianzong Li Chun, reigned from 805 to 820. During his reign, he briefly ended the division of feudal towns, and was known as "Yuan and Zhongxing" in history.
On the 27th day of the first lunar month of the fifteenth year of Yuanhe (820), Xianzong died violently, and it is said that he was poisoned by Chen Hongzhi and Wang Shoucheng, who were the eunuchs. At the age of 43, he reigned for 15 years, and was the emperor of Wuxiao. In the third year of Dazhong (493), he added the article Wu Dasheng to the Emperor of Divine Filial Piety.
12, Tang Muzong Li Heng
Year of birth and death: 795-824, 30 years old.
Reigned: 820 824, 4 years.
Life deeds: Tang Muzong Li Heng, formerly known as You. Tang Xianzong's third son, his mother Yi'an Empress Guo.
In the seventh year of Yuanhe (812), Li You was made the crown prince and changed his name to Heng. On February 14, 820, Tang Xianzong died violently and was suspected of being poisoned and murdered by the eunuchs Chen Hongzhi and Wang Shoucheng. The eunuch Liang Shouqian and others supported Li Heng, and Bingwu (February 20) ascended the throne for Tang Muzong.
During his reign, he feasted too much and traveled excessively. The prime ministers Xiao Li and Duan Wenchang lacked foresight and believed that the feudal towns had been pacified and the troops should be eliminated. Soon, the three towns of Heshuo rebelled, and the hiding soldiers joined the three towns one after another. In the fourth year of Changqing (824), he died in the dormitory, and was buried in Guangling, and was called Emperor Ruisheng Wenhuixiao.
13, Tang Jingzong Li Zhan
Year of birth and death: 809 826, 18 years old.
Reign: 824-826, 2 years.
Life deeds: Tang Jingzong Li Zhan, the eldest son of Tang Muzong.
In the first year of Changqing (821), Li Zhan was made the crown prince. In the fourth year of Changqing (824), Tang Muzong died, and Li Zhan ascended the throne for Tang Jingzong. After ascending the throne, Tang Jingzong was extravagant and lascivious, and was killed by the eunuch Liu Keming and others in the second year of Baoli (826), and was later called Emperor Ruiwu Zhaoxiao Emperor.
14, Tang Wenzong Li Ang
Year of birth and death: 809 840, 32 years old.
Reign: 826 840 reigned, 14 years.
Life deeds: Tang Wenzong Li Ang, formerly known as Li Han, the second son of Tang Muzong Li Heng, and his mother is Zhenxian Empress Xiao.
Li Ang is frugal and elegant, and well-read. In the first year of Changqing (821), he was named the king of Jiang. In December of the second year of Baoli (826), he ascended the throne as emperor at the age of eighteen. In the early years of his reign, he made great efforts to seek treatment, released more than 3,000 palace maids, released Wufang eagle dogs, and saved redundant personnel, reused favored ministers Li Xun, Zheng Zhu and others, and launched the "Manna Change" in an attempt to eliminate the eunuch forces, and was placed under house arrest after defeat. Kaicheng five years (840 years), Li Ang died of depression, at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve two, called Yuan Shengzhao Xianxiao Emperor, temple name Wenzong, buried in Zhangling.
Li Angxi composed five-character poems, with a clear ancient tone. "All Tang Poems" and other records have 6 poems and 2 couplets.
15, Tang Wuzong Li Yan
Year of birth and death: 814 846, 33 years old.
Reigned 840 846, 6 years.
Life deeds: Tang Wuzong Li Yan, the fifth son of Tang Muzong Li Heng, Tang Jingzong Li Zhan and Tang Wenzong Li Ang's half-brother, mother is Xuanyi Empress Wei.
Tang Wuzong has a calm and resolute temperament, and is brave and decisive. At the beginning of the Ying King, worship the opening of the palace with the three divisions, the inspection of the school officials of the book. In the fifth year of Kaicheng (840), Tang Wenzong was seriously ill, and the eunuch generals Qiu Shiliang and Yu Hongzhi deposed the crown prince Li Chengmei and supported Li Yan as the emperor's younger brother. After the death of Tang Wenzong, Li Yan ascended the throne as emperor, and the year name was Huichang. Knowing people and being good at their duties, relying on Prime Minister Li Deyu, clarifying the rule of officials, developing the economy, reforming the accumulated shortcomings, and weakening the power of eunuchs, feudal towns, and monks and landlords.
In the third year of Huichang (843), after the death of Liu Congji, the envoy of Zhaoyi Jiedu, Liu Zhi tried to seize the throne. Tang Wuzong adopted Li Deyu's suggestion and ordered Zhudao to send troops to conscript, and finally Liu Zhi was killed and the rebellion was quelled.
In the fifth year of Huichang (845), in view of the flood of the temple economy and the damage to the treasury revenue, under the instigation of the Taoist priest Zhao Guizhen and the support of Li Deyu, he ordered the demolition of the Buddhist temple, sent the imperial history to separate the inspectors, and confiscated a large number of temple land, becoming one of the "three martial arts and one sect" of the Buddha destruction movement, thus expanding the tax source soldiers.
During his reign, he attacked the feudal towns and the Buddha destruction movement internally, defeated the Uighurs externally, strengthened the centralization of power, and once presented a Zhongxing situation, which was known as "Huichang Zhongxing" in history.
Tang Wuzong believed in Taoism and took elixirs of longevity. In the sixth year of Huichang (846), he died in Daming Palace at the age of 33, and was called Emperor Daozhao Suxiao, and the temple name was Wuzong, and he was buried in Duanling.
16, Tang Xuanzong Li Chen
Year of birth and death: 810 859, 50 years old.
Reigned 846 859, 13 years.
Life deeds: Tang Xuanzong Li Chen, first name Li Yi, the thirteenth son of Tang Xianzong Li Chun, and the half-brother of Tang Muzong Li Heng.
Li Chen was crowned King Guang in the first year of Changqing (821). In the sixth year of Huichang (846), Tang Wuzong died, and Li Chen was supported by the eunuch Ma Yuanzhen and others, and ascended the throne as the emperor.
Li Chen was diligent in political affairs and diligently sought governance. During his reign, he rectified the rule of officials and restricted the clan and eunuchs. In terms of external affairs, he defeated Tibet, recovered Hehuang, and stabilized Saibei and Annan. The reconquest of Hehuang was a major military victory for the Tang Dynasty over Tibet after the Anshi Rebellion.
Li Chen is a person who is discerning and decisive, obedient and thrifty, and loves the people. During his reign, the country was relatively stable and prosperous, and history calls this period the "rule of the great middle". Therefore, after the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the people were still amazed and called Li Chen "Little Taizong".
In the thirteenth year of Dazhong (859), Li Chen was poisoned by taking elixir and died in Daming Palace at the age of 50, reigning for 13 years. He was called Emperor Wenxiao of Shengwu Xian, and the temple was called Xuanzong, and he was buried in Zhenling.
Li Chengong's poems, "All Tang Dynasty Poems" recorded six of his poems.
17, Tang Yizong Li Luo
Year of birth and death: 833 873, 41 years old.
Reigned: 859, 873, 14 years.
Life deeds: Tang Yizong Li Luo, first name Li Wen, Tang Xuanzong Li Chen's eldest son, mother is Yuan Zhao Empress Chao.
In the seventh year of Yamato (833), Li Luo was born in a feudal mansion. The instrument is heavy, the posture is majestic, and he is the king of Yun at the beginning. In August of the thirteenth year of Dazhong (859), after the death of Tang Xuanzong, the eunuch Wang Zongshi supported the establishment of the prison state, and the throne was enthroned in August (September 10, 859). In November of the following year (December 17, 860), he changed the Yuan Xiantong, made great efforts, and Yan Na spoke.
Li Luo's insight into the rhythm of music is like the sky. In the later period of his reign, he was extravagant, arrogant and lascivious, unable to let others, and flattering the Buddha's bones, which led to turmoil in eastern Zhejiang, Annan, Xuzhou, and Sichuan, and internal political corruption, and the people's misery, and the loss of the achievements of "the rule of the great middle".
In the fourteenth year of Xiantong, Li Luo died of illness at the age of 41, and was called Emperor Zhaosheng Gonghui Xiao, and the temple was called Yizong, and was buried in Jianling.
18, Tang Xizong Li Yi
Year of birth and death: 862 888, 27 years old.
Reigned 873 888, 15 years.
Life deeds: Tang Yizong Li Yi, first name Li Yan, the fifth son of Tang Yizong Li Yi, mother is Queen Hui'an Wang.
He was the first king of Pu, keen on amusement and good at polo. When Tang Yizong was dying, he became the crown prince and changed his name to Li Yi under the support of the eunuch Tian Lingzi and others.
In the fourteenth year of Xiantong (873), he ascended the throne at the age of 12. During his reign, the power eunuch Tian Lingzi controlled the government, and the political situation became increasingly chaotic, triggering the uprising of Wang Xianzhi and Huangchao.
After the loss of Chang'an, he fled to Shu County. During this period, he mobilized the towns to quell the Huangchao Uprising and returned to Chang'an.
During the Guangqi period, after the Yanchi Dispute and the Xiangwang Rebellion, his health deteriorated, and his dying biography was located in his younger brother Li Jie (Tang Zhaozong). In the first year of Wende (888), he died, only 27 years old, posthumously "Huisheng Gongding Xiaohuang Emperor", the temple name is Xizong, and he was buried in Jingling.
19, Tang Zhaozong Li Ye
Year of birth and death: 867 904, 38 years old.
Reign: 888-904, 16 years.
Life deeds: Tang Zhaozong Li Ye, formerly known as Jie, changed his name to Min after ascending the throne, and then changed his name to Ye. The seventh son of Tang Yizong and the younger brother of Tang Xizong. During his reign, he fled to Chang'an, the capital of Beijing, three times, and was finally killed by Zhu Quanzhong's troops.
20, Tang Aidi Li Ji
Year of birth and death: 892 908, 17 years old.
Reigned: 904 908, 4 years.
Life deeds: Tang Emperor Li Ji, formerly known as Zuo. The ninth son of Tang Zhaozong, his biological mother Empress He.
In the first year of Tianyou (904), Cui Yin plotted against Zhu Quanzhong and was killed. Zhu Quanzhong forced Tang Zhaozong to move the capital to Luoyang, and in August sent the privy envoy Jiang Xuanhui and others to kill Tang Zhaozong, and in the name of Zhaozong, he appointed Li Zuo as the crown prince and changed his name to Li Ji.
Later Zhu Quanzhong forced Li Ji to take the throne in the fourth year of Tianyou (907) and established the Later Liang, so that the Tang Dynasty perished and entered the period of five dynasties and ten kingdoms. On February 21 of the following year (908), Li Ji was poisoned to death, nicknamed Emperor Mourning, and was buried in Dingtao Township, Jiyin County.