Emperor Xizong (僖宗)

Overview

Emperor Xizong was a Tang Emperor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 873 to AD 888 唐僖宗時
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 40, passage 114

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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當唐僖宗時，有拓拔思敬者，為夏州偏將，後以與破黃巢功，賜姓李氏，拜夏州節度使。 Under Xizong a man named Tuoba Sijing was a deputy in Xia. For helping crush Huang Chao he took the imperial surname Li and became commissioner of Xia.