Tang Daizong

Tang Daizong ( Chinese  唐代宗 ; † 779 ) was emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty from 762 to 779 .

Tang Daizong ascended the throne in 762 after the almost simultaneous death of Emperors Tang Xuanzong and Suzong . This was preceded by the An-Shi Rebellion , in which a large part of the empire was devastated and more than half of the inhabitants were probably killed. Especially the areas in the northeast of the empire and in the west, Sichuan , but also other areas were ruled by regional military commanders or governors, who were de facto independent and inherited their sphere of influence to their sons. In 763 the capital Chang'an was sacked by the Tibetans .

In order to at least improve the state finances, the first minister, Yuan Zai , manipulated the salt tax between 764 and 777, as a result of which the state's financial situation improved, but was nowhere near as good as it was before the war began. The state finances still did not allow the restoration of imperial authority over the entire territory of the Reich.

The rise of eunuchs to high state offices began again under Emperor Daizong . Daizong appointed civilian eunuch commissioners. In order to have a powerful military force at hand, Daizong also created the divine power army consisting of eunuchs, which formed the core of the new palace troops.

Daizong died in 779. His son Li Shi ascended the throne as Emperor Dezong .

literature

• Rainer Hoffmann, Qiuhua Hu: China. Its history from the beginning to the end of the imperial era. Freiburg 2007, ISBN 978-3793094999 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Suzong	Emperor of China 762–779	Decong