Prince of Jin and then Emperor of Later Tang (885-926)
Emperor Zhuangzong of Tang 後唐莊宗
Emperor of the Later Tang dynasty
Reign
May 13, 923[1][2] – May 15, 926
Successor
Li Siyuan
Prince of Jin
Reign
February 23, 908 – May 13, 923[1][3]
Predecessor
Li Keyong
Born
December 2, 885[4][1] Ying County, Yingzhou (modern Ying County, Shanxi)
Died
May 15, 926[1][5] Luoyang
Burial
Yong Mausoleum (雍陵; in modern Xin'an County, Henan)
Full name
Family name:
Lǐ (李)
Given name:
Cúnxù (存勗)
Era name and dates
Tóngguāng (同光): May 13, 923 – June 11, 926[1][5]
Posthumous name
Emperor Guāngshèng Shénmǐn Xiào (光聖神閔孝皇帝)
Temple name
Zhuāngzōng (莊宗)
House
Li (Zhuye)
Dynasty
Former Jin (908–923) Later Tang (923–926)
Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang
Chinese
後唐莊宗
Literal meaning
"Solemn Ancestor of the Later Tang"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Hòu Táng Zhuāngzōng
In this Chinese name, the family name is Li.
Emperor Zhuangzong of Tang (Chinese: 唐莊宗), personal name Li Cunxu (Chinese: 李存朂 or 李存勗 or 李存勖; pinyin: Lǐ Cúnxù), nickname Yazi (亞子), stage name Li Tianxia (李天下), was the second ruling prince of the Former Jin dynasty (r. 908–923) who later became the founding emperor of the Later Tang dynasty (r. 923–926) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history.[6] He was the son of Li Keyong, an ethnic Shatuo Jiedushi of the Tang dynasty.
Li Cunxu was considered one of the most militarily capable rulers of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. When he succeeded his father Li Keyong as the Prince of Jin, the Former Jin had been weakened in the late years of Li Keyong's rule and not considered capable of posing a military threat to its archrival to the south, Later Liang, whose founding emperor Zhu Quanzhong had seized the Tang throne. Li Cunxu carefully rebuilt the Former Jin state, using a series of conquests and alliances to take over most of the territory north of the Yellow River, before starting a lengthy campaign against Later Liang.
Li Cunxu conquered the Later Liang dynasty in 923 and proclaimed himself emperor of the Later Tang, which he referred to as the "Restored Tang". As a part of "restoring Tang", the capital was moved back to the old Tang eastern capital of Luoyang. As with all of the other dynasties of the Five Dynasties, Later Tang was a short-lived regime lasting only thirteen years. Li Cunxu himself lived only three years after the founding of the dynasty, having been killed during an officer's rebellion led by Guo Congqian (郭從謙) in 926.[6] He was succeeded by his adoptive brother Li Siyuan (Emperor Mingzong).
(Chinese: 唐莊宗), personal name LiCunxu (Chinese: 李存朂 or 李存勗 or 李存勖; pinyin: LǐCúnxù), nickname Yazi (亞子), stage name Li Tianxia (李天下), was the second...
Shatuo ruler Li Keyong of the Former Jin dynasty, Li Siyuan became a trusted general under both Li Keyong and Li Keyong's successor LiCunxu (Emperor Zhuangzong)...
capture in battle by Jin forces, became a close associate of Jin's prince LiCunxu (the later Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang). After Emperor Zhuangzong...
prince Li Keyong and later served in a number of major campaigns under the reign of Li Keyong's son (Li Cunshen's adoptive brother) LiCunxu, helping Li Cunxu...
the confused rout. Li Congke, serving under LiCunxu, subsequently assisted LiCunxu in capturing an earthen mound, allowing LiCunxu to have superior positioning...
state Yan that Liu Shouguang established. In 913, however, Li Keyong's son and successor LiCunxu the Prince of Jin conquered Yan and captured both Liu Shouguang...
Shatuo base of power in what is today's Shanxi Province of China. His son LiCunxu (Emperor Zhuangzong), a child of his concubine Lady Cao, would succeed...
Later Tang. He was Later Tang's founder Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (LiCunxu)'s oldest son, and was commonly regarded at the time to be Emperor Zhuangzong's...
offered to surrender if LiCunxu personally came to accept his surrender. Zhou thus relayed this offer to LiCunxu. When LiCunxu arrived and promised Liu...
of Jin. After Li Keyong's death, Li Kening initially served as a key advisor to Li Keyong's son and successor LiCunxu (the future Emperor Zhuangzong of...
both Shi and Li Congke continued to play prominent roles. Before Li Siyuan's and LiCunxu's armies could engage each other, however, LiCunxu was killed...
to LiCunxu asking that Li Jiyan be put in charge of Fengxiang. LiCunxu thereafter made Li Jiyan the military governor of Fengxiang. When LiCunxu launched...
been adapted to be purely instrumental, or less bellicose in sentiment. LiCunxu was a Chinese king who made war songs for his troops.[citation needed]...
of Emperor of Yan in 911, but was subsequently defeated and executed by LiCunxu the Prince of Jin, who absorbed Yan into his Jin state. It is not known...
Jixing submitted instead to Wu as a vassal. Later Tang's emperor Li Siyuan (LiCunxu's adoptive brother and successor) ordered Ma to attack Jingnan. Ma...
and politician. He served as major general under Li Keyong and Li Keyong's son and successor LiCunxu, the princes of the Chinese Five Dynasties and Ten...
in frequent coup d'état. The Later Tang was founded by LiCunxu, the son of Shatuo leader Li Keyong, who was the main military rival to Zhu Wen in the...
Huangfu Lin (皇甫麟) to kill him in 923 when Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang (LiCunxu), the emperor of Later Liang's enemy Later Tang to the north, was on the...
troops known as the Shenwu (神武). It was in that role that LiCunxu sent him in 921 to help LiCunxu's ally Wang Du the military governor of Yiwu Circuit (義武...
Later Tang's first emperor LiCunxu, having served as LiCunxu's attendant ever since both were children. After LiCunxu's death in a mutiny, Zhu served...
during LiCunxu's rule as the prince of Later Tang's predecessor state Jin. While serving under LiCunxu, he reached the positions of commander of Li Cunxu's...
eventually became an important advisor to Jin's princes Li Keyong and his successor LiCunxu (later Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang). Zhang Chengye was...
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