List of emperors of the Tang dynasty
This is a list of emperors from the Tang dynasty (618–907) of China.
Table of emperors
| Temple names | Chinese family name and first name | Period of Reign | Era names and durations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convention: "Tang" + temple name | |||
| Gao Zu (高祖 Gāo Zǔ) | Li Yuan (李淵 Lǐ Yuān) | 618–626 | Wude (武德 Wǔdé) 618–626 |
| Tai Zong (太宗 Tài Zōng) | Li Shimin (李世民 Lǐ Shìmín) | 626–649 | Zhenguan (貞觀 Zhēnguān) 627–649 |
| Gao Zong (高宗 Gāo Zōng) | Li Zhi (李治 Lǐ Zhì) | 650–683 | Yonghui (永徽 Yǒnghuī) 650–655 Xianqing (顯慶 Xiǎnqìng) 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 Sìshèng) 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 Wénmíng) 684 Guangzhai (光宅 Guāngzhái) 684 |
| Zhou Dynasty (690–705 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 Shénlóng) 705–707 Jinglong (景龍 Jǐnglóng) 707–710 |
| Shang Di (殤帝 Shāng Dì) see note below table |
Li ChongMao (李重茂 Lǐ ChóngMào) | 710 | Tanglong (唐隆 Tánglóng) 710 |
| Rui Zong (睿宗 Ruì Zōng) (second reign) |
Li Dan (李旦 Lǐ Dàn) | (also 684–690) 710–712 |
Jingyun (景雲 Jǐngyún) 710–711 Taiji (太極 Tàijí) 712 |
| Xuan Zong (玄宗 Xuán Zōng) | Li Longji (李隆基 Lǐ Lóngjī) | 712–756 | Xiantian (先天 Xiāntiān) 712–713 Kaiyuan (開元 Kāiyuán) 713–741 |
| Su Zong (肅宗 Sù Zōng) | Li Heng (李亨 Lǐ Hēng) | 756–762 | Zhide (至德 Zhìdé) 756–758 Qianyuan (乾元 Qiányuán) 758–760 |
| Dai Zong (代宗 Dài Zōng) | Li Yu (李豫 Lǐ Yù) | 762–779 | Baoying (寶應 Bǎoyìng) 762–763 Guangde (廣德 Guǎngdé) 763–764 |
| De Zong (德宗 Dé Zōng) | Li Kuo (李适 Lǐ Kuò) | 780–805 | Jianzhong (建中 Jiànzhōng) 780–783 Xingyuan (興元 Xīngyuán) 784 |
| Shun Zong (順宗 Shùn Zōng) | Li Song (李誦 Lǐ Sòng) | 805 | Yongzhen (永貞 Yǒngzhēn) 805 |
| Xian Zong (憲宗 Xiàn Zōng) | Li Chun (李純 Lǐ Chún) | 806–820 | Yuanhe (元和 Yuánhé) 806–820 |
| Mu Zong (穆宗 Mù Zōng) | Li Heng (李恆 Lǐ Héng) | 821–824 | Changqing (長慶 Chángqìng) 821–824 |
| Jing Zong (敬宗 Jìng Zōng) | Li Zhan (李湛 Lǐ Zhàn) | 824–826 | Baoli (寶曆 Bǎolì) 824–826 |
| Wen Zong (文宗 Wén Zōng) | Li Ang (李昂 Lǐ Áng) | 826–840 | Baoli (寶曆 Bǎolì) 826 Dahe (大和 Dàhé) or Taihe (Tàihé 太和) 827–835 |
| Wu Zong (武宗 Wǔ Zōng) | Li Yan (李炎 Lǐ Yán) | 840–846 | Huichang (會昌 Huìchāng) 841–846 |
| Xuan Zong (宣宗 Xuān Zōng) | Li Chen (李忱 Lǐ Chén) | 846–859 | Dazhong (大中 Dàzhōng) 847–859 |
| Yi Zong (懿宗 Yì Zōng) | Li Cui (李漼 Lǐ Cuǐ) | 859–873 | Dazhong (大中 Dàzhōng) 859 Xiantong (咸通 Xiántōng) 860–873 |
| Xi Zong (僖宗 Xī Zōng) | Li Xuan (李儇 Lǐ Xuān) | 873–888 | Xiantong (咸通 Xiántōng) 873–874 Qianfu (乾符 Qiánfú) 874–879 |
| Zhao Zong (昭宗 Zhāo zōng) | Li Ye (李曄 Lǐ Yè) | 888–904 | Longji (龍紀 Lóngjì) 889 Dashun (大順 Dàshùn) 890–891 |
| Ai Di (哀帝 Aī Dì) or Zhaoxuan Di (昭宣帝 Zhāoxuān Dì) |
Li Zhu (李柷 Lǐ Zhù) | 904–907 | Tianyou (天佑 Tiānyòu) 904–907 |
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