Emperor Wuzong of Tang
Birth and death:	814–846
Family name:	Li (李)
Given name:	Yan (炎)
Dates of reign:	840–846
Temple name:	Wuzong (武宗)
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Emperor Tang Wuzong (武宗 814-846), born Li Yan, was a later emperor of the Tang dynasty of China. He reigned from 840 to 846. Wuzong is remembered mainly for the religious persecution that occurred during his reign. Events Louis the Pious succeeds Charlemagne as king of the Franks and Emperor. ... Events The Moors temporarily recapture León. ... For the band, see Tang Dynasty (band). ... Events After the death of Louis the Pious, his sons Lothar, Charles the Bald and Louis the German fight over the division of the empire, with Lothair succeding as Emperor. ... Events The Moors temporarily recapture León. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

Wuzong ascended to the throne in a time of economic and political crisis. Military eunuchs had controlled the government for some time. They had put the previous emperor, Wenzong, under house arrest, where he apparently drank himself to death. The eunuchs had also murdered the last two emperors before him. Meanwhile, the Uyghur Khanate was attacking China from the northwest. Imperial finances were in trouble as most provinces were not paying any taxes to the central government. A eunuch is an infertile human male whose testicles have either been removed (deliberately or by accident) or are otherwise non-functional. ... Emperor Tang Wenzong (唐文宗李昂 809-840), born Li Ang, was the 14th emperor of the Tang dynasty of China. ... The Uyghur (Uyghur: ئۇيغۇر; Turkish: Uygur; Simplified Chinese: 维吾尔; Traditional Chinese: 維吾爾; Pinyin: Wéiwúěr) are a Turkic people, forming one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the Peoples Republic of China. ...

Wuzong, together with his prime minister Li Deyu, were able to rein in the eunuchs. Li Deyu took personal command of the war against the Uyghurs and won an important victory in 843. Events Treaty of Verdun divides the Carolingian empire between the 3 sons of Louis the Pious. ...

Wuzong's solution to the financial crisis was to go after the Buddhist monasteries. Buddhism had flourished into a major religious force in China during the Tang period, and its monasteries enjoyed tax-exempt status. He closed many Buddhist shrines, confiscated their property, and sent the monks and nuns home to lay life. However, Wuzong's reasons for doing so were not all economic. A zealous Taoist, Wuzong saw Buddhism as a foreign religion that was harmful to Chinese society. He went after other foreign religions as well. He all but destroyed Zoroastrianism and Manichaeanism in China, and his persecution of the growing Nestorian Christian churches sent Chinese Christianity into a decline from which it never recovered. A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... For other uses of the words tao and dao, see Dao (disambiguation). ... Zoroastrianism (Persian: آيين زرتشتی) also known as Mazdaism by some followers and Zarathustrianism by others, is a monotheistic religion. ... Manichaeism was one of the major ancient religions. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, known by Christians as Jesus Christ, as recounted in the New Testament. ...

Tang Wuzong was one of the last Tang emperors and ruled China during a long period of decline; despite his reforms, he was unable to revive the empire through his religious persecutions. After his death, Buddhism was able to recover from the persecution, but Christianity, Manichaeanism, and Zoroastrianism were not.

See also:

• Buddhism in China
• Persecution of Christians