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Emperor Jingzong of Tang

Portrait of Emperor Jingzong of Tang

Tang · 16th ruler

唐敬宗 Táng Jìngzōng李湛 Lǐ Zhàn

Wade–Giles: T'ang Ching-tsung · Li Chan

Reigned 824–827 (2 years)

Reigned 2 years (824–827). Assassinated at 18 (East Asian reckoning). 16th ruler of Tang.

Facts

Reign
26 February 824 – 9 January 827 (16th ruler of Tang)
Length of reign
2 years
Born
22 July 809
Died
9 January 827
Age at accession
16
Age at death
18
Cause of death
AssassinatedKilled by officials, relatives, eunuchs or others within the same regime (including poisoning)
Path to the throne
Designated heirSucceeded the previous ruler of the same regime, who had chosen the heir (by testament, naming a crown prince, etc.)
Era names
  • 寶曆 Bǎolì (proclaimed 825)

Ages are given in East Asian reckoning (sui): a person is one year old at birth and gains a year at each New Year, so the figure is one or two years higher than the Western age.

During the reign

Number of times each event is recorded in the official histories. How each item is counted

Era name changes
1
General amnesties
3
Empresses installed
0
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
2
Rebellions faced
2
Capital relocations
0

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