Emperor Zhuangzong (莊宗)

Overview

Emperor Zhuangzong was a ruler.

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Emperor Zhuangzong 莊宗
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 19
AD 908 莊宗初嗣世
Summary First succeeded to the throne after his father's death.
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 19

Later Tang 後唐
Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 19

Basic Annals of Emperor Zhuangzong 莊宗紀
Relation Subject of
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 30

Announced mourning
AD 908 莊宗初嗣世 · Diplomatic · Sender · With Yelü Abaoji (耶律阿保機) · Summary Sent envoys to announce his father's death, offered gold and silks, and asked for cavalry to relieve Luzhou.
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 19
Dispatched relief
AD 917 十四年 · Military · Commander · With Emperor Mingzong (明宗), Li Cunshen (李存審), Yan Bao (閻寶) · At Youzhou 幽州 · Summary Sent Emperor Mingzong, Li Cunshen, and Yan Bao to lead troops that lifted the siege of Youzhou.
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 30
Relieved
AD 916 十三年八月 · Military · Commander · At Dai 代 · Summary Marched from Dai to relieve the northern frontier; the Khitan host then withdrew.
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 25

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 137Volume 137: Foreign States Biographies 1: Khitan · 3 passages