Emperor Tang Muzong (唐穆宗李恒 795–824), born Li Heng, was the 12th emperor of the Tang dynasty of China. He reigned from 820 to 824. Muzong was the son of emperor Xianzong. He was created crown prince in 812 during the reign of his father but after his father was allegedly poisoned by corrupt officials, Muzong was proclaimed emperor. Events Leo III becomes pope Earliest recorded Viking raid on Ireland. ... Events Iñigo Arista revolts against the Franks and establishes the kingdom of Navarre (approximate date). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Events Michael II succeeds Leo V as Byzantine Emperor The Historia Brittonum is written (approximate date) Births Rhodri Mawr (the Great), ruler of Gwynedd (Wales) (approximate date) Photius I, patriarch of Constantinople (approximate date) Deaths December 24: Leo V, Byzantine Emperor (assassinated) Shankara, Hinduist teacher Tang Xian Zong, emperor of... Events Iñigo Arista revolts against the Franks and establishes the kingdom of Navarre (approximate date). ... Events Births April 12 - Muhammad at-Taqi, Shia Imam (d. ...
After succeeding the throne, Muzong spent his time throwing parties and heavy drinking thereby neglected his duties as emperor. Meanwhile, the temporarily subdued regional military governors (jiedushi) began to start challenging the central Tang government. Internally, corruptions was rife however Muzong all but ignored the situation. The Jiedushi (T: 節度使 S: 节度使) were regional military governors in China during the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. ...
Muzong brief reign came to an end in 824. He was only 30. His reign would mark the downward spiral of the Tang dynasty.
EmperorTang Xianzong (å"宪å®æ纯 778–820), born Li Chun, was the 11th emperor of the Tang dynasty of China.
Xianzong was the eldest son of emperor Shunzong.
Xianzong's reign briefly stabilized the Tang dynasty from the destructive forces of the military governors however by the middle of the 9th century, unattentive emperors controlled by corrupt eunuchs gradually weakened the centralized power of the Tang dynasty.
The last three Tangemperors (from 873 to 907) were the puppets of eunuchs, and to the Chinese people it seemed that the Tang dynasty had lost the mandate of heaven.
In 960, amid the chaos in China, troops of the commander of the palace guard at the new capital at Kaifeng, surrounded him and demanded that he become emperor.
China was at its height economically and culturally.
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