Later Tang

Not to be confused with Tang dynasty (618–907).

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.

Tang 唐
923–937
Later Tang 後唐
Capital	Daming (923) Luoyang (923–936)
Common languages	Chinese
Government	Monarchy
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 Jìn1 Later Liang Qi Former Shu Later Jìn2 Jingnan Later Shu
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.

The first three of the Later Tang's four emperors were ethnically Shatuo. 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 conventions	Durations of reigns	Era names and their according durations
Zhuāngzōng (莊宗)	Emperor Guāngshèng Shénmǐn Xiào(光聖神閔孝皇帝) Too Tedious; thus, unused when referring to this sovereign	Lǐ Cúnxù (李存勗)	Family name and given name	923–926	Tóngguāng (同光) 923–926
Míngzōng (明宗)	Hewu (和武)	Lǐ Sìyuán (李嗣源) or Lǐ Dǎn (李亶)	Family name and given name	926–933	Tiānchéng (天成) 926–930 Chángxīng (長興) 930–933
none	Mǐn (閔)	Lǐ Cónghòu (李從厚)	Family name and given name	933–934	Yìngshùn (應順) 933–934
none	Mòdì (末帝)	Lǐ Cóngkē (李從珂)	Family name and given name	934–937	Qīngtaì (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

References

Sources

• Mote, F. W. (1999). Imperial China: 900-1800. Harvard University Press.