# Later Tang

Tang, known in historiography as the Later Tang, was a short-lived imperial dynasty of China and the second of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period in Chinese history.
The first three of the Later Tang's four emperors were ethnically Shatuo. The name Tang was used to legitimize itself as the restorer of the Tang dynasty. Although the Later Tang officially began in 923, the dynasty already existed in the years before, as a polity known in historiography as the Former Jin (907–923).
At its height, Later Tang controlled most of northern China.

## Rulers

| Temple names | Posthumous names | Family names and given name | Chinese naming conventions | Durations of reigns | Era names and their according durations |
| Zhuāngzōng (莊宗) | Emperor Guāngshèng Shénmǐn Xiào(光聖神閔孝皇帝) Too Tedious; thus, unused when referring to this sovereign | Lǐ Cúnxù (李存勗) | Family name and given name | 923–926 | Tóngguāng (同光) 923–926 |
| Míngzōng (明宗) | Hewu (和武) | Lǐ Sìyuán (李嗣源) or Lǐ Dǎn (李亶) | Family name and given name | 926–933 | Tiānchéng (天成) 926–930 Chángxīng (長興) 930–933 |
| none | Mǐn (閔) | Lǐ Cónghòu (李從厚) | Family name and given name | 933–934 | Yìngshùn (應順) 933–934 |
| none | Mòdì (末帝) | Lǐ Cóngkē (李從珂) | Family name and given name | 934–937 | Qīngtaì (清泰) 934–937 |

## Later Tang rulers family tree

Later Tang rulers :
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Adopted | Adopted | Adopted | Adopted | Adopted | Adopted |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marriage | Marriage | Marriage | Marriage | Marriage | Marriage |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marriage | Marriage | Marriage | Marriage | Marriage | Marriage | | | | | | | Li Keyong 李克用 856–908 | Li Keyong 李克用 856–908 | Li Keyong 李克用 856–908 | Li Keyong 李克用 856–908 | Li Keyong 李克用 856–908 | Li Keyong 李克用 856–908 | Li Ni 李霓 | Li Ni 李霓 | Li Ni 李霓 | Li Ni 李霓 | Li Ni 李霓 | Li Ni 李霓 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Li Cunxu 李存勖 885–926 Zhuangzong 莊宗 923–926 | Li Cunxu 李存勖 885–926 Zhuangzong 莊宗 923–926 | Li Cunxu 李存勖 885–926 Zhuangzong 莊宗 923–926 | Li Cunxu 李存勖 885–926 Zhuangzong 莊宗 923–926 | Li Cunxu 李存勖 885–926 Zhuangzong 莊宗 923–926 | Li Cunxu 李存勖 885–926 Zhuangzong 莊宗 923–926 | Li Siyuan 李嗣源 867–933 Mingzong 明宗 926–933 | Li Siyuan 李嗣源 867–933 Mingzong 明宗 926–933 | Li Siyuan 李嗣源 867–933 Mingzong 明宗 926–933 | Li Siyuan 李嗣源 867–933 Mingzong 明宗 926–933 | Li Siyuan 李嗣源 867–933 Mingzong 明宗 926–933 | Li Siyuan 李嗣源 867–933 Mingzong 明宗 926–933 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Li Congke 李從珂 885–937 Modi 末帝 934–937 | Li Congke 李從珂 885–937 Modi 末帝 934–937 | Li Congke 李從珂 885–937 Modi 末帝 934–937 | Li Congke 李從珂 885–937 Modi 末帝 934–937 | Li Congke 李從珂 885–937 Modi 末帝 934–937 | Li Congke 李從珂 885–937 Modi 末帝 934–937 | Li Congyi 李從益 931–947 Prince of Xu 許王 | Li Congyi 李從益 931–947 Prince of Xu 許王 | Li Congyi 李從益 931–947 Prince of Xu 許王 | Li Congyi 李從益 931–947 Prince of Xu 許王 | Li Congyi 李從益 931–947 Prince of Xu 許王 | Li Congyi 李從益 931–947 Prince of Xu 許王 | Li Congrong 李從榮d. 933 Prince of Qin 秦王 | Li Congrong 李從榮d. 933 Prince of Qin 秦王 | Li Congrong 李從榮d. 933 Prince of Qin 秦王 | Li Congrong 李從榮d. 933 Prince of Qin 秦王 | Li Congrong 李從榮d. 933 Prince of Qin 秦王 | Li Congrong 李從榮d. 933 Prince of Qin 秦王 | Li Conghou 李從厚 914–934 Mindi 愍帝 933–934 | Li Conghou 李從厚 914–934 Mindi 愍帝 933–934 | Li Conghou 李從厚 914–934 Mindi 愍帝 933–934 | Li Conghou 李從厚 914–934 Mindi 愍帝 933–934 | Li Conghou 李從厚 914–934 Mindi 愍帝 933–934 | Li Conghou 李從厚 914–934 Mindi 愍帝 933–934 | Empress Li d. 950 | Empress Li d. 950 | Empress Li d. 950 | Empress Li d. 950 | Empress Li d. 950 | Empress Li d. 950 | Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭 Gaozu of Later Jin 高祖 892–936–942 | Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭 Gaozu of Later Jin 高祖 892–936–942 | Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭 Gaozu of Later Jin 高祖 892–936–942 | Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭 Gaozu of Later Jin 高祖 892–936–942 | Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭 Gaozu of Later Jin 高祖 892–936–942 | Shi Jingtang 石敬瑭 Gaozu of Later Jin 高祖 892–936–942 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Li Chongmei 李重美 d. 937 Prince of Yong 雍王 | Li Chongmei 李重美 d. 937 Prince of Yong 雍王 | Li Chongmei 李重美 d. 937 Prince of Yong 雍王 | Li Chongmei 李重美 d. 937 Prince of Yong 雍王 | Li Chongmei 李重美 d. 937 Prince of Yong 雍王 | Li Chongmei 李重美 d. 937 Prince of Yong 雍王 | | | | | | | | | | | | |