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Emperor of the Tang dynasty
唐朝皇帝
Imperial
File:TangGaozu.jpg
First to reign
Emperor Gaozu
618–626
Details
StyleHis Imperial Majesty (陛下)
Zhaijia (宅家)
Shengren (聖人)
Khan of Heaven (天可汗)
(Taizong → Daizong)
First monarchEmperor Gaozu
Last monarchEmperor Ai
Formation618 (first establishment)
705 (restoration)
Abolition690 (usurpation by Wu Zhou dynasty)
907 (final collapse)
ResidenceTaiji Palace, Chang'an
Daming Palace, Chang'an
AppointerHereditary

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.

List of emperors

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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.

Image Temple name Personal name[1] Reigned from[2] Reigned until[1][a] Posthumous name[b] Era name and years[4]
File:Tang gao zu.jpg Gaozu
高祖 		Li Yuan
李渊 		18 June 618 4 September 626
 abdicated[5] 		Emperor Shenyao
神堯皇帝
  • Wude (武德) 618–626
File:TangTaizongP.jpg Taizong
太宗 		Li Shimin
李世民 		4 September 626 10 July 649[6] Emperor Wenwu
文武皇帝
  • Zhenguan (貞觀) 627–649
Gaozong[c]
高宗 		Li Zhi
李治 		15 July 649 27 December 683[7] Emperor Tianhuang
天皇大帝
  • Yonghui (永徽) 650–655
  • Xianqing (顯慶) 656–661
  • Longshuo (龍朔) 661–663
  • Linde (麟德) 664–665
  • Qianfeng (乾封) 666–668
  • Zongzhang (總章) 668–670
  • Xianheng (咸亨) 670–674
  • Shangyuan (上元) 674–676
  • Yifeng (儀鳳) 676–679
  • Tiaolu (調露) 679–680
  • Yonglong (永隆) 680–681
  • Kaiyao (開耀) 681–682
  • Yongchun (永淳) 682–683
  • Hongdao (弘道) 683
File:Tang Zhongzong.png Zhongzong[d]
中宗 		Li Xian
李显 		3 January 684 26 February 684[7]
 deposed[5] 		—
  • Sisheng (嗣聖) 23 January–27 February 684
File:Tang Ruizong.png Ruizong[e]
睿宗 		Li Dan
李旦 		27 February 684 16 October 690[8]
 deposed[5] 		—
  • Wenming (文明) 684
  • Guangzhai (光宅) 684
  • Chuigong (垂拱) 685–688
  • Yongchang (永昌) 689
  • Zaichu (載初) 690
Interregnum (Wu Zhou dynasty)
File:Tang Zhongzong.png Zhongzong
(second reign) 		Li Xian
李显 		23 February 705 3 July 710 Emperor Xiaohe
孝和皇帝
  • Shenlong (神龍) 705–707
  • Jinglong (景龍) 707–710
none[f] Li Chongmao
李重茂 		5 July 710 25 July 710[g] Emperor Shang
殤皇帝
  • Tanglong (唐隆) 5 July–
    19 August 710
File:Tang Ruizong.png Ruizong
(second reign) 		Li Dan
李旦 		25 July 710 8 September 712
 abdicated[5] 		Emperor Xuanzhen
玄真皇帝
  • Jingyun (景雲) 710–711
  • Taiji (太極) 712
  • Yanhe (延和) 712
File:Tang XianZong.jpg Xuánzong
玄宗 		Li Longji
李隆基 		8 September 712 12 August 756
 abdicated[5] 		Emperor Zhidao I
至道皇帝
  • Xiantian (先天) 712–713
  • Kaiyuan (開元) 713–741
  • Tianbao (天寶) 742–756
File:TangSuzong.jpg Suzong
肅宗 		Li Heng
李亨 		12 August 756 16 May 762 Emperor Wenming
文明皇帝
  • Zhide (至德) 756–758
  • Qianyuan (乾元) 758–760
  • Shangyuan (上元) 760–761
File:Tang Daizong.jpg Daizong
代宗 		Li Yu
李豫 		18 May 762 23 May 779 Emperor Ruiwen
睿文皇帝
  • Baoying (寶應) 762–763
  • Guangde (廣德) 763–764
  • Yongtai (永泰) 765–766
  • Dali (大曆 lì) 766–779
File:Tang Dezong.jpg Dezong
德宗 		Li Gua
李适 		12 June 779 25 February 805 Emperor Shenwu
神武皇帝
  • Jianzhong (建中) 780–783
  • Xingyuan (興元) 784
  • Zhenyuan (貞元) 785–805
Shunzong
順宗 		Li Song
李誦 		28 February 805 28 August 805
 killed[5] 		Emperor Zhide
至德皇帝
  • Yongzhen (永貞) 805
File:TangXianzong.jpg Xianzong
憲宗 		Li Chu
李純 		5 September 805 14 February 820
 killed[5] 		Emperor Zhaowen
昭文皇帝
  • Yuanhe (元和) 806–820
File:Muzong.jpg Muzong
穆宗 		Li Heng
李恆 		20 February 820 25 February 824 Emperor Ruisheng
睿聖皇帝
  • Changqing (長慶) 821–824
Jingzong
敬宗 		Li Zhan
李湛 		29 February 824 9 January 827
 killed[5] 		Emperor Ruiwu
睿武皇帝
  • Baoli (寶曆) 824–826
File:TangWenzongAlt.jpg Wenzong
文宗 		Li Ang
李昂 		13 January 827 10 February 840 Emperor Yuansheng
元聖皇帝
  • Baoli (寶曆) 826
  • Taihe (太和) 827–835
  • Kaicheng (開成) 836–840
File:Tang Wuzong.jpg Wuzong
武宗 		Li Yan
李炎 		20 February 840 22 April 846 Emperor Zhidao II
至道皇帝
  • Huichang (會昌) 841–846
File:Tangxuanzong.jpg Xuānzong
宣宗 		Li Chen
李忱 		25 April 846 7 September 859 Emperor Yuansheng
元聖皇帝
  • Dachong (大中) 847–859
File:TangYizong.jpg Yizong
懿宗 		Li Cui
李漼 		13 September 859 15 August 873 Emperor Zhaosheng
昭聖皇帝
  • Dazhong (大中) 859
  • Xiantong (咸通) 860–873
File:TangXizong.jpg Xizong
僖宗 		Li Xuan
李儇 		15 August 873 20 April 888 Emperor Huisheng
惠聖皇帝
  • Xiantong (咸通) 873–874
  • Qianfu (乾符) 874–879
  • Guangming (廣明) 880–881
  • Zhonghe (中和) 881–885
  • Guangqi (光啟) 885–888
  • Wende (文德) 888
File:Zhaozong.jpg Zhaozong
昭宗 		Li Ye
李曄 		22 April 888 22 September 904 Emperor Shengmu
聖穆皇帝
  • Longji (龍紀) 889
  • Dashun (大順) 890–891
  • Jingfu (景福) 892–893
  • Qianning (乾寧) 894–898
  • Guanghua (光化) 898–901
  • Tianfu (天復) 901–904
  • Tianyou (天佑) 904
Jingzong
景宗 		Li Zhu
李柷 		26 September 904 12 May 907
 deposed[5] 		Emperor Ai
哀皇帝
  • Tianyou (天佑) 904–907

Timeline

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References

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  1. ^ a b Heng 1999, p. ix; Cotterell 2008, p. 283.
  2. ^ Kroll 2019, pp. xi–xiii.
  3. ^ Old Book of Tang Vol 4
  4. ^ Twitchett 1979, p. viii; Kroll 2019, pp. xi–xiii.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Twitchett 1979, p. xviii; Cotterell 2008, p. 283.
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Notes

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  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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