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Encyclopedia > Emperor Ai of Tang

Emperor Tang Ai di (唐哀帝李祝 892-908), born Li Zhu, was the last emperor of the Tang dynasty of China. He reigned from 904 to 907. Ai di was the son of Emperor Zhaozong. Events Poppo of Thuringia, count of the march in Thuringia,is deposed by the German Carolingian king Arnulf of Carinthia Arnulf of Carinthia invades Great Moravia Duke Guido of Spoleto crowned Roman Emperor in April The former Silla general Gyeonhwon attacks the city of Gwangju and declares himself king. ... Events Battle of Belach Mugna Births Deaths Categories: 908 ... For the band, see Tang Dynasty (band). ... Events Accession of Sergius III Destruction of Changan, the capital of Tang Dynasty and the largest city in the ancient world. ... Events Oleg leads Kievan Rus in a campaign against Constantinople Yelü Abaoji establishes Liao (Khitan) dynasty Births Deaths Categories: 907 ...


Ai di ascended the throne at the age of 13 after his father, the Zhaozong emperor was murdered by Zhu Wen in 904. Under Zhu Wen's regency, Ai di was all but a puppet emperor. In 907, seeing the timing was ripe, Zhu Wen executed all the remaining handful of ministers still loyal to the imperial Li family and forced Ai di to abdicate in favour of Zhu Wen. Ai di himself was demoted to Ji Yin Wang (a prince) whilst Zhu Wen proclaimed the Later Liang Dynasty thus ending 290 years of rule by the Tang dynasty. Zhu Quanzhong 朱全忠, originally named Zhu Wen 朱温 (852-912), was a jiedushi (military governor) at the end of the Tang dynasty. ... The Later Liang (Simplified Chinese character: 后梁, Traditional Chinese character: 後梁, Hanyu pinyin Hòu Liáng) (907-923) was one of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ...


In 908, Ai di was poisoned to death by Zhu Wen. He was only 17. Events Battle of Belach Mugna Births Deaths Categories: 908 ...

Preceded by:
Emperor Zhaozong
Emperor of Tang China
904907
Succeeded by:
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