Emperor Mingzong (明宗)

Overview

Emperor Mingzong was a Later Tang Emperor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 929 天成四年
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 40, passage 146

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 40Volume 40 Miscellaneous Biographies 20: Li Maozhen, Han Jian, Li Renfu, Han Xun, Yang Chongben, Gao Wanxing, Wen Tao · 1 passage

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其將李賓作亂，澄乃上章請師於朝，明宗以康福為朔方河西節度使以代澄，由是命吏而相代矣。 General Li Bin mutinied. Cheng begged the court for help. Mingzong sent Kang Fu to replace him as commissioner of Shuofang and Hexi—the Han line ended and imperial appointees took over.