Sui and Tang · Emperor

Muzong 穆宗

Mùzōng

Attested AD 820 - AD 824

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Muzong was an emperor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 820 to AD 824 穆宗
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 307

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 307

Events and relationships

Under his reign treacherous men slandered Du so that Du won no further conspicuous victories
Political · Sovereign · With Du (度)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 307

Assessments and attributes

Assessment did not rule as a true sovereign · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 307

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 173Volume 173 Biographies 98: Pei Du · 1 passage

穆宗不君，憸人腐夫乘釁鐫詆，而度遂無顯功。 Muzong did not rule as a true sovereign. Treacherous and corrupt men seized their chance to slander Du, and he won no further conspicuous victories.