Emperor Tang Xizong (唐僖宗李儇 862–888), born Li Xuan, was the 18th emperor of the Tang dynasty of China. He reigned from 873 to 888. Zhaozong was the fifth son of emperor Yi zong and elder brother of emperor Zhaozong. Events Rurik gained control of Novgorod. ... Events January 13: With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently. ... The Tang Dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: ) (June 18, 618–June 4, 907), lasting about three centuries, followed the Sui Dynasty and preceded the Song Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period in China. ... Events Viking raid of Dorestad. ... Events January 13: With the death of Charles the Fat, the Frankish kingdom is split again, and this time permanently. ...

Xizong's reign was dominated by eunuchs and governmental affairs was delegated to corrupt officials such as Tian Lingmu while Xizong totally ignored his duties. Ordinary citizens suffered under the heavy burden of taxes while famines caused by natural disaster became widespread across the country. In 874, the Wang Xianzhi rebellion broke out followed next year in 875 by the infamous Huang Chao rebellion that would haunt Xizong's reign for the next decade. In 880, the Huang Chao rebellion even captured the imperial capital of Chang An (today's Xian) and Xizong quickly fled to Sichuan. Both rebellions would ultimately be suppressed however it would cost the Tang dynasty dearly and hastens its downfall. Events March 13 - The bones of Saint Nicephorus are interred in the Church of the Apostles, Constantinople. ... Wang Xianzhi (王獻之, 344 - 386) is a famous Chinese calligrapher of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. ... Events December 29 - Charles the Bald, king of west Danes capture Lindisfarne and arrive in Cambridge. ... Huang Chao(Chinese:黃巢)(d. ... For other uses, see number 880. ... For the town in the Guangdong province of China, see Changan Town Changan (Simplified Chinese: 长安; Traditional Chinese: 長安; pinyin: Ch ngān; Wade-Giles: Chang-an) is the ancient capital of more than 10 dynasties in China. ... 1) The city of Xian in China 2) An alternative spelling of Christian, by analogy with Xmas as an alternative spelling of Christmas. ...   (Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: SzÅ­4-chuan1; Postal map spelling: Szechwan and Szechuan) is a province in the central-western China with its capital at Chengdu. ...

Xizong died in 888 after reigning for 15 years. He was only 27.