Emperor Dezong of Tang (Li Kuo)

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1. 742–779Chang'an · Shaanxi ProvinceLi Kuo was the eldest son of Emperor Daizong. When Daizong died in the fourteenth year of Dali (779), Li Kuo succeeded as emperor from the position of crown prince, becoming Dezong.
2. 779–784Chang'an · Shaanxi ProvinceIn the first year of Jianzhong (780) the two-tax system was implemented. In the fourth year of Jianzhong (783) the Jingyuan Mutiny broke out; Zhu Ci seized Chang'an and declared himself emperor, and Dezong fled to Fengtian, until generals such as Li Sheng recovered the capital in the first year of Xingyuan (784).
3. 785–805Chang'an · Shaanxi ProvinceAfter Zhenyuan, he indulged the military governorates and trusted eunuchs, dividing the imperial guard under Left and Right Guard Commanders-in-Chief of the Shence Army. He reformed taxation and curbed annexation, yet the abuses of the fanwei and eunuchs deepened. He died in the twenty-first year of Zhenyuan; his son Shunzong succeeded but abdicated shortly afterward.