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Emperor Shunzong of Tang
Eldest son of Emperor Dezong of Tang, who backed the Yongzhen reforms in 805 and was forced to yield the throne that year
Mural of the event “Yongzhen Reform”, which this person presided over.
In 805, under the ailing Emperor Shunzong, Wang Shuwen and Wang Pi directed the court, abolished the palace market and the Five Workshops' bird-catchers, and tried to take command of the Shence Army from the eunuchs. Shunzong abdicated in the eighth month, the reform ended and its leaders were demoted and sent away: the Two Wangs and Eight Adjutants.
Also known as Li Song · Tang Shunzong Li Song · Emperor Shunzong · Zhide Dasheng Da'an Xiao Huangdi
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Emperor Shunzong of Tang, Li Song, the eldest son of Emperor Dezong, was born in 761. He took the throne early in 805, already unable to speak after a stroke. He backed Wang Shuwen, Wang Pi, Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi and others in the Yongzhen reforms, which abolished palace purchasing and the five hunting offices, stopped the monthly salt and iron payments and local tribute, and tried to take the Shence army from eunuch control. In the eighth month the eunuch Ju Wenzhen and others forced him to yield to the crown prince, Li Chun (Xianzong), and the era was renamed Yongzhen. He died in 806.
Life and times
Dates 761 - 806