Emperor Suzong of Tang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetEmperor Suzong of Tang
emperor of the Tang Dynasty
Date of Birth: 21-Feb-0711
Place of Birth: Chang'an
Date of Death: 16-May-0762
Profession: ruler
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Emperor Suzong of Tang
- Emperor Suzong of Tang (19 October 711 – 16 May 762; r.
- 756 – 762), personal name Li Heng, né Li Sisheng (???), known as Li Jun (??) from 725 to 736, known as Li Yu (??) from 736 to 738, known briefly as Li Shao (??) in 738, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty and the son of Emperor Xuanzong.
- Suzong ascended the throne after his father fled to Sichuan during the An Lushan Rebellion in 756; Li Heng himself had fled in the opposite direction, to Lingwu, where he was declared emperor by the army.
- Much of Emperor Suzong's reign was spent in quelling the aforementioned rebellion, which was ultimately put down in 763 during the reign of his son Emperor Daizong. During Emperor Suzong's reign, the tradition of eunuchs becoming top-ranked officials began, with Li Fuguo becoming the commander of the imperial guards and possessing nearly absolute power near Emperor Suzong's reign.
- In 762, with Emperor Suzong gravely ill, Li Fuguo killed Emperor Suzong's wife Empress Zhang in a power struggle and shortly after that, Emperor Suzong died of myocardial infarction.
- He was succeeded by his son Emperor Daizong, who was eventually able to kill Li Fuguo, but the tradition of eunuchs in power had started.
- Suzong's death on 16 May came only 13 days after the death of his father, the Emperor Xuanzong.
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