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Emperor Shunzong of Tang

Tang · 13th ruler

唐順宗 Táng Shùnzōng李誦 Lǐ Sòng

Wade–Giles: T'ang Shun-tsung · Li Sung

Reigned 805 (184 days)

Reigned 184 days (805). Died at 46 (East Asian reckoning) of natural causes. 13th ruler of Tang.

Facts

Reign
28 February 805 – 31 August 805 (13th ruler of Tang)
Length of reign
184 days
Born
February 761
Died
11 February 806
Age at accession
Unknown
Age at death
46
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
  • 永貞 Yǒngzhēn (proclaimed 805)

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
1
Empresses installed
0
Crown princes deposed
0
Personal campaigns
0
Rebellions suppressed
0
Rebellions faced
0
Capital relocations
0

Emperors of Tang

All 24 emperors of Tang