Sun Wei (painter)
Sun Wei( late 9th century) was a Chinese painter during the late Tang dynasty.
He was originally from Kuaiji Commandery.
During the upheavals of the 880s, he went from the capital Chang'an to Chengdu, probably with or following Emperor Xizong of Tang.
His only surviving painting" Gao Yi Tu"( 高逸圖) depicts the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove.
It is currently preserved in Shanghai Museum, but only four sages can be seen in the extant picture.
Tian Lingzi
Tian Lingzi( 田令孜)( died 893), courtesy name Zhongze( 仲則), formally the Duke of Jin( 晉公), was a powerful eunuch during the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang.
During most of Emperor Xizong's reign, he had a stranglehold on power due to his close personal relationship with Emperor Xizong as well as his control over the eunuch- commanded Shence Armies, even throughout Emperor Xizong's flight to Xichuan Circuit( 西川, headquartered in modern Chengdu, Sichuan) in the face of Huang Chao's agrarian rebellion.
Late in Emperor Xizong's reign, he was forced to give up his powerful position after his dispute with the warlord Wang Chongrong led to multiple rebellions that rendered the Tang court virtually powerless over the warlords, and he was given refuge by his brother Chen Jingxuan, the military governor of Xichuan.
In 891, however, Chen was defeated by Wang Jian and forced to surrender Xichuan to Wang.
In 893, Wang put Chen and Tian to death.
Wang Xianzhi (rebel)
Wang Xianzhi( died 878) was a major agrarian rebel during the reign of Emperor Xizong of Tang, whose rebellion, while failing, along with those of his one- time ally Huang Chao, began a series of rebellions that led to Tang Dynasty's disintegration.
Han Qixian
Han Qixian was a Jin dynasty statesman and reformer.
He was one of the key political figures during the reign of Emperor Xizong of Jin.
Han was originally a citizen of Liao dynasty from Yanjing( later known as Beijing).
He was qualified as a Jinshi around the year of 1105 during the rule of Emperor Tianzuo of Liao.
His family served Liao for generations.
He himself was a descendant of Han Zhigu who was one of the founding members of Liao.
The first Jurchen conquest( 12 century) ended the Liao dynasty.
Han was then relocated to the Bureau of Military Affairs and began to serve the new ruler of Northern China.
In 1128, he substituted the recently deceased Liu Zongyan as the director of Bureau of Military Affairs.
In 1129, Han was appointed the left deputy director of the Department of State Affairs( 尚書左僕射).
However, as a native Chinese, he was not able to fully govern as a director due to the aboriginal Jurchen conventions.
In 1134, Han was summoned to Shangjing and the court of Emperor Taizong of Jin.
Emperor Taizong showed his appreciation of Han's talent and authorized the establishment of administrative institutions according to the model of Song dynasty.
The plan was carried out under the supervision of Han.
In 1138, Emperor Xizong of Jin and Han Qixian started the Tianjuan reform which was designed to completely sinicize the administrative system of Jin dynasty.
The old Jurchen Begile system was consequently abolished.
As a result of the reform, the Jurchen led Jin dynasty began its shift from a nomadic tribal country to a Chinese dynasty.
Han died in 1146 at the age of 65.
His full title was Duke Jianyi of Qiguo( 齊國簡懿公).
Emperor Xizong of Tang
Emperor Xizong of Tang
(June 8, 862 – April 20, 888), né Li Yan, later name changed to Li Xuan (changed 873), was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China.
He reigned from 873 to 888.
He was the fifth son of his predecessor Emperor Yizong and was the elder brother of his successor Emperor Zhaozong.
His reign saw his realm overrun by the great agrarian rebellions led by Wang Xianzhi and Huang Chao, and while both were eventually defeated, by the end of Emperor Xizong's reign, the Tang state had virtually disintegrated into pieces ruled by individual warlords, rather than the imperial government, and would never recover, falling eventually in 907.
Qin Zongquan
Qin Zongquan( died April 1, 889) was a warlord of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and later a claimant to the imperial throne, in competition with Emperor Xizong of Tang and, later, Emperor Xizong's brother Emperor Zhaozong, with his capital at Cai Prefecture( 蔡州, in modern Zhumadian, Henan).
At Qin's prime, he controlled most of modern Henan and parts of modern Hubei, Anhui, and Jiangsu, but he was eventually repeatedly defeated by the Tang general Zhu Quanzhong.
His subordinates turned against him and delivered him to the Tang capital Chang'an, where he was executed.
Chen Jingxuan
Chen Jingxuan( 陳敬瑄)( d. April 26, 893) was a general of the Tang dynasty of China, who came to control Xichuan Circuit( 西川), headquartered in modern Chengdu, Sichuan by virtue of his being an older brother of the eunuch Tian Lingzi, who controlled the court of Emperor Xizong during most of Emperor Xizong's reign.
Later, when Emperor Xizong's brother and successor Emperor Zhaozong tried to recall Chen, Chen refused, leading to a general campaign against him.
He was eventually defeated and killed by Wang Jian, who took over his territory and later founded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period state Former Shu.
Emperor Zhaozong of Tang
Emperor Zhaozong of Tang( March 31, 867 – September 22, 904), né Li Jie, name later changed to Li Min and again to Li Ye, was the penultimate emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China.
He reigned from 888 to 904( although he was briefly deposed by the eunuch Liu Jishu in 900 and restored in 901).
Zhaozong was the seventh son of Emperor Yizong of Tang and younger brother of Emperor Xizong of Tang.
During Emperor Zhaozong's reign the Tang Dynasty fell into total disarray and rebellions, which had been ongoing since the reign of his older brother Emperor Xizong, as they erupted throughout the country while the imperial government's authority effectively disappeared.
In the midst of all this, Emperor Zhaozong tried to salvage the dying dynasty.
His efforts to reassert imperial power, however, generally backfired, as his unsuccessful campaigns against Li Keyong, Chen Jingxuan, and Li Maozhen, merely allowed Li Keyong and Li Maozhen to reaffirm their power by prevailing over imperial forces, while Chen was merely conquered and replaced by Wang Jian.
Eventually, the major warlord Zhu Quanzhong seized control of the imperial government and in 904 had Emperor Zhaozong killed as the prelude of taking over the Tang throne.
Zhu also killed many of Emperor Zhaozong's ministers, including the chancellor, Cui Yin.
Zhu then placed Zhaozong's 13- year- old son as a puppet emperor( as Emperor Ai).
( By 907, Zhu himself took over the throne, ending Tang and starting a new Later Liang.)
Emperor Zhaozong's reign lasted almost 16 years and he was buried in Heling( 和陵).
He was 37.
Emperor Yizong of Tang
Emperor Yizong of Tang
(December 28, 833 – August 15, 873), né Li Wen, later changed to Li Cui , was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China.
He reigned from 859 to 873.
Yizong was the eldest son of Emperor Xuanzong.
After Emperor Xuanzong's death in 859, Emperor Yizong was placed on the throne by the eunuch Wang Zongshi (王宗實), who killed other eunuchs supporting another son of Emperor Xuanzong, Li Zi the Prince of Kui.
According to traditional historians, Emperor Yizong did not pay much attention to governmental affairs but instead chose to live in opulence, became an alcoholic and surrounded himself with women while his government levied heavy taxes on its citizens.
A deeply devout Buddhist, even more so than his father, he would hold grand Buddhist ceremonies throughout the year as well as ordering frequent musical performances in the palace.
If the entertainment was to his liking, Yizong would not only reward the entertainers greatly but also bestow governmental ranks.
Emperor Yizong eventually exhausted the empire's treasury that had accumulated during his father's administration.
Extreme hardships, including famines that forced people to resort to cannibalism, led to widespread agrarian rebellions late in his reign.
Those rebellions would plague the reign of his son Emperor Xizong and doom Tang.
Kong Wei
Kong Wei( 孔緯)( died October 1, 895), courtesy name Huawen( 化文), formally the Duke of Lu( 魯公), was an official of the late Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reigns of Emperor Xizong and Emperor Xizong's brother Emperor Zhaozong.

Question: When did Emperor Xizong Of Tang's father die?
Answer: August 15, 873