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Emperor Muzong of Tang

Portrait of Emperor Muzong of Tang

Tang · 15th ruler

唐穆宗 Táng Mùzōng李恆 Lǐ Héng

Wade–Giles: T'ang Mu-tsung · Li Heng

Reigned 820–824 (4 years)

Reigned 4 years (820–824). Died at 30 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 15th ruler of Tang.

Facts

Reign
20 February 820 – 25 February 824 (15th ruler of Tang)
Length of reign
4 years
Born
August 795
Died
25 February 824
Age at accession
26
Age at death
30
Cause of death
Natural causesNatural death or illness (including old age)
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
  • 長慶 Chángqìng (proclaimed 821)

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
5
Rebellions faced
7
Capital relocations
0

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