Emperor Xizong of Tang

Emperor Xizong of Tang
唐僖宗
Emperor of the Tang dynasty
ReignAugust 16, 873[1][2] – April 20, 888
PredecessorEmperor Yizong
SuccessorEmperor Zhaozong
BornJune 8, 862[1][2]
DiedApril 20, 888 (aged 25)[1][2]
Burial
Jing Mausoleum (靖陵)
IssueLi Zhen
Li Sheng
Princess Tangxing
Princess Yongping
Full name
Era dates
Qíanfú (乾符) 874–879
Guǎngmíng (廣明) 880–881
Zhōnghé (中和) 881–885
Guāngqǐ (光啟) 885–888
Wéndé (文德) 888
Posthumous name
Emperor Gongding (恭定皇帝) (short)
Emperor Huisheng Gongding Xiao (惠聖恭定孝皇帝) (full)
Temple name
Xīzōng (僖宗)
HouseLi
DynastyTang
FatherEmperor Yizong
MotherEmpress Hui'an
Tang Xizong
Chinese唐僖宗
Literal meaning"Cautious Ancestor of the Tang"
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinTáng Xīzōng
Li Yan
Chinese李儼
Literal meaning(personal name)
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLǐ Yǎn

Emperor Xizong of Tang (June 8, 862 – April 20, 888), né Li Yan, later name changed to Li Xuan (Chinese: , changed 873), was an emperor of China's Tang dynasty. He reigned from 873 to 888. He was the fifth son of his predecessor Emperor Yizong and was the elder brother of his successor Emperor Zhaozong. His reign saw his realm overrun by the great agrarian rebellions led by Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao, and while both were eventually defeated, by the end of Emperor Xizong's reign, the Tang state had virtually disintegrated into pieces ruled by individual warlords, rather than the imperial government, and would never recover, falling eventually in 907.