Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang

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Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang
Birth and death:	885–926
Family name:	Li (李)
Given name:	Cúnxù (存勗)
Dates of reign:	923–926
Dynasty:	Later Tang (后唐)

Li Cunxu (Chinese: 李存勗; pinyin: Lǐ Cúnxù) was King of Jin (晋王), Tang (908-923) and later became Emperor Zhuangzong (Chinese: 庄宗; pinyin: zhuāngzōng) of Later Tang (923-926)^[1].

Li Cunxu was successful in overthrowing the Later Liang Dynasty in 923 and proclaimed himself emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty, which he referred to as the “Restored Tang.” As a part of “restoring the Tang,” the capital was moved back to the old Tang eastern capital of Luoyang.

As with all of the other dynasties of the Five Dynasties, this was a short-lived regime lasting only thirteen years. Li Cunxu himself lived only three years after the founding of the dynasty, having been killed during an officer’s rebellion led by Guō Cóngqiān (郭從謙) in 926^[1]. He was succeeded by Lǐ Sìyuán(李嗣源).

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• Ci hai bian ji wei yuan hui (辞海编辑委员会）. Ci hai （辞海）. Shanghai: Shanghai ci shu chu ban she （上海辞书出版社）, 1979.

Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang Later Tang Dynasty
Regnal titles
Preceded by Emperor Modi of Later Liang	Emperor of China 923-926	Succeeded by Emperor Mingzong of Later Tang