| Li Hong (李弘) | |||||||||
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| Crown Prince of the Tang dynasty | |||||||||
| Reign | 656-675 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Li Zhong | ||||||||
| Successor | Li Xian | ||||||||
| Prince of Dai 代王 | |||||||||
| Reign | 655-656 | ||||||||
| Born | 652 Chang'an, Tang dynasty | ||||||||
| Died | 25 May 675 (aged 23) Hebi Palace, Luoyang, Tang dynasty | ||||||||
| Spouse | Lady Pei (裴氏)[1] | ||||||||
| Issue | Li Longji (李隆基; adopted)[2] | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Tang dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Emperor Gaozong of Tang | ||||||||
| Mother | Wu Zetian | ||||||||
Li Hong (Chinese: 李弘) (652 – 25 May 675[3]), formally Emperor Xiaojing (孝敬皇帝, literally, "the filial and respectful emperor") with the temple name of Yizong (義宗), was a crown prince (not emperor, despite his formal title) of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the fifth son of Emperor Gaozong and the oldest son of his second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian), and he was made the crown prince in 656. As he grew older, he often came in conflict with his ambitious and powerful mother Empress Wu, and it is commonly believed by traditional historians that she poisoned him to death in 675. His father Emperor Gaozong, then still reigning, posthumously honored him with an imperial title.