Xuanzong (宣宗) | 24 Histories

Overview

Xuanzong was a ruler.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 858 大中十二年
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 114, passage 111
AD 846 to AD 859 宣宗
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 114, passage 106

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 114Volume 114 Biographies 39: Cui Rong and Descendent Cong, Descendent Neng, Neng's Nephew: Shen You, Neng's Nephew an Qian, Neng's Son: Yan Ceng, Xu Yanbo, Su Weidao, Dou Lu Qin Wang · 1 passage

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初，宣宗餌長年藥，病渴且中躁，而國嗣未立。 Earlier Xuānzong had taken longevity elixirs, which left him thirsty and irritable, while the succession remained unsettled.