Luoyang (late Tang and Five Dynasties)

Timeline

1. c. 904–907Luoyang palace city · HenanIn the warlord conflicts of the late Tang, Luoyang's palaces and wards were repeatedly burned and the population fled; the once-prosperious Eastern Capital quickly declined, and its palace buildings fell into ruins.
2. c. 907–936Luoyang · HenanThe Later Tang's Li Keyong and his son Li Cunxu used Luoyang as their base, and after proclaiming himself emperor Li Cunxu made Luoyang his capital; the Later Liang's Zhu Youzhen also moved the capital there, but the city's scale and prosperity fell far short of the High Tang.
3. c. 920–960Luoyang ward ruins · HenanWar and neglected waterworks left many of Luoyang's wards abandoned, with Buddhist temples and residences scattered sparsely; the city's functions contracted to a military garrison and symbolic secondary capital, while economic vitality shifted to Bianliang.
4. c. 960–1000Luoyang · HenanThe Northern Song designated Luoyang the Western Capital secondary capital and partially repaired its palaces and gardens, but the political and economic center was firmly fixed at Kaifeng; Luoyang, a ruined ancient capital, entered a long trough before its slow revival.