Emperor Xizong of Tang

Emperor Xizong of Tang 唐僖宗
Emperor of the Tang dynasty
Reign	August 16, 873[1][2] – April 20, 888
Predecessor	Emperor Yizong
Successor	Emperor Zhaozong
Born	June 8, 862[1][2]
Died	April 20, 888 (aged 25)[1][2]
Burial	Jing Mausoleum (靖陵)
Issue	Li Zhen Li Sheng Princess Tangxing Princess Yongping
Full name Family name: Lǐ (李) Given name: Initially Yǎn (儼), later Xuān (儇) (changed 873) Era dates Qíanfú (乾符) 874–879 Guǎngmíng (廣明) 880–881 Zhōnghé (中和) 881–885 Guāngqǐ (光啟) 885–888 Wéndé (文德) 888 Posthumous name Emperor Gongding (恭定皇帝) (short) Emperor Huisheng Gongding Xiao (惠聖恭定孝皇帝) (full) Temple name Xīzōng (僖宗)
House	Li
Dynasty	Tang
Father	Emperor Yizong
Mother	Empress Hui'an

Emperor Xizong of Tang (June 8, 862 – April 20, 888), né Li Yan, later name changed to Li Xuan (Chinese: 李儇, changed 873), was an emperor of China's Tang dynasty. He reigned from 873 to 888. He was the fifth son of his predecessor Emperor Yizong and was the elder brother of his successor Emperor Zhaozong. His reign saw his realm overrun by the great agrarian rebellions led by Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao, and while both were eventually defeated, by the end of Emperor Xizong's reign, the Tang state had virtually disintegrated into pieces ruled by individual warlords, rather than the imperial government, and would never recover, falling eventually in 907.