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Emperor Dezong of Tang Suppresses Jiedushi Rebellions

Type Event Region China Time 801–805

In the late reign of Emperor Dezong (c. 801–805), after suppressing the rebellions of Zhu Ci and Li Huaiguang, the court combined military campaigns …

Timeline

  1. 801Xiazhou · ShaanxiXiasui military commissioner Liu Pi rebelled from the frontier garrison; Dezong ordered generals to lead troops westward, and the court used force to deter the northwestern jiedushi.
  2. 803–804Chang'an · ShaanxiAlongside military suppression, Dezong adjusted jiedushi personnel and regulated taxes, tempering the disloyalty of military governors with both favor and authority; the situation around the capital gradually calmed.
  3. 805Chang'an · ShaanxiDezong died in the 21st year of Zhenyuan and Shunzong acceded to the throne. Large-scale armed jiedushi rebellions temporarily subsided, but the pattern of regional separatism remained fundamentally unchanged.

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