Emperor Tang Daizong (代宗) (726-779, r.762-779), born Li Chu (李俶), and since 758, he renamed himself as Li Yu (李豫). He was the eighth emperor of the Tang dynasty and the son of Emperor Suzong. During the An Lushan Rebellion, he acted as a general and was responsible to represent the royal family to receive the two capitals (Luoyang and Chang'an). At the beginning of his reign, general prefect-king of Fenyang Guo Ziyi ended the Anshi Rebellion. In 763, while both Daizong and Guo were in Luoyang, Tibetan forces suddenly occupied the capital of Chang'an. The Tibetan forces were however defeated within a few days. Events City of Jarash (in present-day Jordan) suffers a major earthquake First annual Sumo tournament held by Emperor Seibu. ... Events Offa of Mercia beats Cynewulf of Wessex and takes Bensington. ... Events Abbasid caliph al-Mansur founds new capital at Baghdad, Iraq Births Deaths Emperor Xuanzong of Tang China Chinese poet Li Po, the Poet Immortal. ... Events Offa of Mercia beats Cynewulf of Wessex and takes Bensington. ... Events End of the reign of Empress Koken of Japan; she is succeeded by Emperor Junnin. ... The Anshi Rebellion (安史之亂 pinyin: an1 shi3 zhi1 luan4) occurred in China, during the Tang Dynasty, from 756 to 763. ... Luoyang(洛阳) (Simplified Chinese: 洛阳; Traditional Chinese: 洛陽; pinyin: ) is a city in Henan province, China. ... For the town in the Guangdong province of China, see Changan Town Changan  listen? ( Simplified Chinese: 长安; Traditional Chinese: 長安; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Chang-an) is the ancient capital of more than 10 dynasties in China. ... Guo Ziyi (Traditional Chinese: 郭子儀, Simplified Chinese: 郭子仪 , Hanyu Pinyin: Guō Zǐyí, Wade-Giles: Kuo Tzu-i) (697–781) was a general of Tang China who ended the Anshi Rebellion, and participated in the expeditions against the people of Huihe (Uighurs) and Tubo (Tibetans). ... The Anshi Rebellion (安史之亂 pinyin: an1 shi3 zhi1 luan4) occurred in China, during the Tang Dynasty, from 756 to 763. ... Events Ciniod succeeds Bridei V as king of the Picts. ... Luoyang(洛阳) (Simplified Chinese: 洛阳; Traditional Chinese: 洛陽; pinyin: ) is a city in Henan province, China. ...

Other notable events during Daizong's reign included a plot by a corrupt eunuch name Li Fuguo to gain control of the administration by murdering Daizong's stepmother. Later on, Li had called on Daizong to stay in the palace while he attended to affairs of state. Daizong, realizing Li's motives, staged a comeback by having Li assassinated along with numerous other corrupt eunuchs. Li Fuguo李輔國(704-762) was a eunuch official during the reign of Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty. ...

Daizong was a deep believer of Buddhism and he spent huge sums of money on building temples and shrines. Later this would prove to be a financial burden for the empire and hastened the decline of the dynasty. Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ...