Emperor Yizong of Tang, Li Cui

Timeline

1. c. 833–859Chang'an · Tang dynastyLi Cui was the eldest son of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, originally named Li Wen, enfeoffed as Prince of Ying, later made crown prince. In 859 after Xuanzong's death, the eunuch Wang Zongshi and others enthroned him, changing the era name to Xiantong; he became Emperor Yizong of Tang.
2. 859–873Chang'an · Tang dynastyDuring the Xiantong era Yizong loved music, women and pleasure, patronized Buddhism, and built temples at great expense. In 868 the Pang Xun uprising broke out; though suppressed, it revealed the crisis of popular revolt. Warlord separatism continued and the state declined; he died in the Xianqing Hall in 873 and was buried in Jianling.