#121 - Tang 32: Tang of the Dead




The History of China show

Summary: Take the army, go to the capital, kill the imperial clan, exterminate the eunuchs, usurp the throne, have a nice cold pint and wait for all this to blow over. How’s that for a slice of fried gold? Time period covered: 888-907 CE Major Historical Figures: Emperor Zhaozong of Tang [r. 887-905] Prince Li Yu [d. 905] Prince Li Zuo (Emperor Ai) [r. 905-908] Han Jian, Governor of Hezhong Li “the One-Eyed Dragon” Keyong, Commander of the Shatuo Turks Li Maozhen, Governor of Fengxiang Wang Xingyu, Governor of Pinning Zhu Wen/Quanzhong/Huang, Governor of Hedong (Emperor Taizu of Later Liang)