This is a list of emperors from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) of China.
| Temple names | Chinese family name and first name | Period of Reign | Era names and durations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convention: "Tang" + temple name |
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| Gao Zu (高祖 Gāo Zǔ) | Li Yuan (李淵 Lǐ Yuān) | 618-626 | Wude (武德 Wǔ dé) 618-626 |
| Tai Zong (太宗 Tài Zōng) | Li Shimin (李世民 Lǐ Shì Mín) | 626-649 | Zhenguan (貞觀 Zhēn guān) 627-649 |
| Gao Zong (高宗 Gāo zōng) | Li Zhi (李治 Lǐ Zhì) | 650-683 | Yonghui (永徽 Yǒng huī) 650-655 Xianqing (顯慶 Xiǎn qìng) 656-661 |
| Zhong Zong (中宗 Zhōng zōng) (dismissed by Empress Dowager Wu) |
Li Xian (李顯 Lǐ Xiǎn) or Li Zhe (李哲 Lǐ Zhé) |
684 (also 705-710) |
Sisheng (嗣聖 Sì shèng) 684 |
| Rui Zong (睿宗 Ruì zōng) (dismissed by Empress Dowager Wu) |
Li Dan (李旦 Lǐ Dàn) | 684-690 (also 710-712) |
Wenming (文明 Wén míng) 684 Guangzhai (光宅 Guāng zhái) 684 |
| Zhou Dynasty (690 AD - 705 AD) | |||
| Continuation of Tang Dynasty | |||
| Zhong Zong (中宗 Zhōng zōng) (second reign) |
Li Xian (李顯 Lǐ Xiǎn) or Li Zhe (李哲 Lǐ Zhé) |
(also 684) 705-710 |
Shenlong (神龍 Shén lóng) 705-707 |
| Shang Di (殤帝 Shāng dì) see note below table |
Li Chong Mao (李重茂 Lǐ Chóng Mào) | 710 | Tanglong (唐隆 Táng lóng) 710 |
| Rui Zong (睿宗 Ruì zōng) (second reign) |
Li Dan (李旦 Lǐ Dàn) | (also 684-690) 710-712 |
Jingyun (景雲 Jǐng yún) 710-711 |
| Xuan Zong (玄宗 Xuán zōng) | Li Long Ji (李隆基 Lǐ Lóng Jī) | 712-756 | Xiantian (先天 Xiān tiān) 712-713 |
| Su Zong (肅宗 Sù zōng) | Li Heng (李亨 Lǐ Hēng) | 756-762 | Zhide (至德 Zhì dé) 756-758 Qianyuan (乾元 Qián yuán) 758-760 |
| Dai Zong (代宗 Dài zōng) | Li Yu (李豫 Lǐ Yù) | 762-779 | Baoying (寶應 Bǎo yìng) 762-763 Guangde (廣德 Guǎng dé) 763-764 |
| De Zong (德宗 Dé zōng) | Li Kuo (李适 Lǐ Kuò) | 780-805 | Jianzhong (建中 Jiàn zhōng) 780-783 |
| Shun Zong (順宗 Shùn zōng) | Li Song (李誦 Lǐ Sòng) | 805 | Yongzhen (永貞 Yǒng zhēn) 805 |
| Xian Zong (憲宗 Xiàn zōng) | Li Chun (李純 Lǐ Chún) | 806-820 | Yuanhe (元和 Yuán hé) 806-820 |
| Mu Zong (穆宗 Mù zōng) | Li Heng (李恆 Lǐ Héng) | 821-824 | Changqing (長慶 Cháng qìng) 821-824 |
| Jing Zong (敬宗 Jìng zōng) | Li Zhan (李湛 Lǐ Zhàn) | 824-826 | Baoli (寶曆 Bǎo lì) 824-826 |
| Wen Zong (文宗 Wén zōng) | Li Ang (李昂 Lǐ Áng) | 826-840 | Baoli (寶曆 Bǎo lì) 826 Dahe (大和 Dà hé) or Taihe (Tài hé 太和) 827-835 |
| Wu Zong (武宗 Wǔ zōng) | Li Yan (李炎 Lǐ Yán) | 840-846 | Huichang (會昌 Huì chāng) 841-846 |
| Xuan Zong (宣宗 Xuān zōng) | Li Chen (李忱 Lǐ Chén) | 846-859 | Dachong (大中 Dà chōng) 847-859 |
| Yi Zong (懿宗 Yì zōng) | Li Cui (李漼 Lǐ Cuǐ) | 859-873 | Dachong (大中 Dà chōng) 859 |
| Xi Zong (僖宗 Xī zōng) | Li Xuan (李儇 Lǐ Xuān) | 873-888 | Xiantong (咸通 Xián tōng) 873-874 Qianfu (乾符 Qián fú) 874-879 |
| Zhao Zong (昭宗 Zhāo zōng) | Li Ye (李曄 Lǐ Yè) | 888-904 | Longji (龍紀 Lóng jì) 889 Dashun (大順 Dà shùn) 890-891 |
| Ai di (哀帝 Aī dì) or Zhaoxuan di (昭宣帝 Zhāo xuān dì) |
Li Zhu (李柷 Lǐ Zhù) | 904-907 | Tianyou (天佑 Tiān yòu) 904-907 |