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unusual facts about Emperor Zhuangzong of Later Tang



Jing Xiang

After Li Cunxu the Prince of Jin — the chief rival state to Later Liang — launched a surprise attack on the Later Liang capital Daliang in 923, Zhu Zhen, facing defeat and capture, committed suicide, ending Later Liang.

Wang Shenzhi

In 923, Li Cunxu the Prince of Jin, whose state was a rival of Later Liang's to its north, declared himself the emperor of a new Later Tang Dynasty (as Emperor Zhuangzong), and later that year captured Later Liang's capital Daliang.


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