Emperor Xizong (僖宗)

Overview

Emperor Xizong was a Tang Emperor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 880 to AD 888 僖宗於蜀還長安
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 40, passages 74, 77

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 · 2 passages

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從楊復光攻黃巢於長安，巢已破，復光亦死，晏弘與建等無所屬，乃以麾下兵西迎僖宗於蜀，所過攻劫。 He followed Yang Fuguang against Huang Chao at Chang’an. When Chao fell and Fuguang died, Yanhong and Jian were left masterless. They marched west to fetch Emperor Xizong from Shu, looting every mile.

僖宗還長安，建為潼關防禦使、華州刺史。 When Xizong returned to Chang’an, Jian became Tong Pass defense commissioner and governor of Hua.