Later Tang

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Tang
923–937
Wu Dai Hou Tang (Fan ).png
  Later Tang 後唐
Capital Daming
(923)
Luoyang
(923–936)
Common languages Chinese
GovernmentMonarchy
Emperor  
 923–926
Li Cunxu (Zhuangzong)
 926–933
Li Siyuan (Mingzong)
 933–934
Li Conghou
 934–936
Li Congke
Historical era Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period
 Established in Daming
May 923
 Overthrown by Khitan and Shi Jingtang
January 11, 937
Currency Chinese coin, Chinese cash
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Blank.png Jìn1
Blank.png Later Liang
Blank.png Qi
Blank.png Former Shu
Later Jìn2 Blank.png
Jingnan Blank.png
Later Shu Blank.png
Today part of China
1.The preceding entity of the Later Tang was the State of Jin, which was established by Li Keyong in 895 under the Tang dynasty and existed as an independent state in 907–923.
2.With the support of the Liao dynasty.

Tang, known in historiography as the Later Tang, was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China and the second of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in Chinese history. [1]

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The first three of the Later Tang's four emperors were ethnically Shatuo. [2] The name Tang was used to legitimize itself as the restorer of the Tang dynasty. Although the Later Tang officially began in 923, the dynasty already existed in the years before, as a polity known in historiography as the Former Jin (907–923).

At its height, Later Tang controlled most of northern China.

Rulers

Temple names Posthumous names Family names and given name Chinese naming conventionsDurations of reigns Era names and their according durations
Zhuāngzōng (莊宗)Too Tedious ;thus ,unused when referring to this sovereign Lǐ Cúnxù (李存勗) Family name and given name923–926Tóngguāng (同光) 923–926
Míngzōng (明宗)Hewu (和武) Lǐ Sìyuán (李嗣源) or Lǐ Dǎn (李亶) Family name and given name926–933Tiānchéng (天成) 926–930
Chángxīng (長興) 930–933
noneMǐn (閔) Lǐ Cónghòu (李從厚) Family name and given name933–934Yìngshùn (應順) 933–934
noneMòdì (末帝) Lǐ Cóngkē (李從珂) Family name and given name934–937Qīngtaì (清泰) 934–937

Later Tang rulers family tree

Later Tang rulers
Adopted
Marriage
Li Keyong
李克用 856–908
Li Ni 李霓
Li Cunxu
李存勖 885–926

Zhuangzong 莊宗
923–926
Li Siyuan
李嗣源 867–933

Mingzong 明宗
926–933
Li Congke
李從珂 885–937

Modi 末帝
934–937
Li Congyi
李從益 931–947
Prince of Xu 許王
Li Congrong
李從榮d. 933
Prince of Qin 秦王
Li Conghou
李從厚 914–934

Mindi 愍帝
933–934
Empress Li
d. 950
Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭
Gaozu of
Later Jin
高祖

892–936–942
Li Chongmei
李重美 d. 937
Prince of Yong 雍王

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