The new Emperor Wuzong will have a lot on his plate right from the get-go. Foreign threats and domestic squabbles will frame his early reign, but it's his own fanatical devotion to Daoism and antipathy to Buddhism that will define his reign.

Period Covered:

840-846 CE

Major Historical Figures:

Tang Dynasty:

Emperor Wuzong of Tang (Li Chan/Yan) [r. 840-846]

Crowned Prince Li Yi [810-859]

Chancellor Li Deyu [787-850]

Qiu Shiliang [d. 843]

Uighur Khaganate:

He-Sa Khagan [d. 840]

Ormizt Tigin (Prince)[d. ca. 847]

Kirghiz Khaganate:

Bilga Khagan