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Emperor Dezong's Curbing of the Jiedushi and the Jianzhong New Policies

Type Event Region China Time 780–789

After acceding, Emperor Dezong launched the Jianzhong New Policies, with Yang Yan directing fiscal reform and Li Xilie waging war to curb the jiedush…

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  1. 780Chang'an · ChinaAfter acceding, Dezong changed the era name to Jianzhong, appointed Yang Yan to implement the two-tax system, reformed the finances, and began abolishing jiedushi and rotating military commissioners to concentrate imperial power.
  2. 781–784Guanzhong and Hebei · ChinaThe jiedushi allied in defiance, with war raging for years; in 783 Jingyuan troops mutinied over inadequate rewards, seized Chang'an, and Dezong fled to Fengtian and Liangzhou, dooming the Jianzhong strategy of curbing the jiedushi.
  3. 784–800Chang'an · ChinaAfter returning to the capital, Dezong issued an edict of self-criticism, recognized powerful jiedushi such as those in Heshuo, and demoted reformers like Yang Yan; the center instead relied on balancing eunuchs and jiedushi, leaving the Jianzhong New Policies in name only.

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