Later Tang: Emperors: 923-937Each ruler is recorded under the following protocol: temple name (miàohào | 廟號) || personal name (míng | 名), considered tabooed (huì | 諱) upon accession; posthumous name (shì | 諡). The courtesy name (zì | 字) is included where applicable. The years of bestowal or change are given in brackets. |
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| Ruling House: Lǐ (李) | |
| Huángdì (皇帝) | |
| 13 May 923 - 15 May 926 | Zhuāngzōng (莊宗) [926] || Lǐ Cúnxù (李存勖) (alternative spelling of 勖: 勗) |
| posthumous names: Guāng shèng shén mǐn xiào huángdì (光聖神閔孝皇帝) [926] | |
| 3 Jun 926 - 15 Dec 933 | Míngzōng (明宗) [934] || Lǐ Sìyuán (李嗣源); Lǐ Dǎn (李亶) [927] [1] |
| posthumous names: Shèng zhì rén dé qīn xiào huángdì (聖智仁德欽孝皇帝) [934]; Shèng dé hé wǔ qīn xiào huángdì (聖德和武欽孝皇帝) [934] | |
| 20 Dec 933 - 19 May 934 | no temple name bestowed || Lǐ Cónghòu (李從厚) (alternative reading of 從: Zòng) [2] |
| courtesy name: Púsànú (菩薩奴) | |
| posthumous names: Mǐn wáng (閔王); Mǐn huángdì (閔皇帝) (alternative spelling of 閔: 愍) | |
| 21 May 934 - 11 Jan 937 | no temple name bestowed || Lǐ Cóngkē (李從珂) [894] (alternative reading of 從: Zòng) [3] |
| common reference (bynames): Fèidì (廢帝); Mòdì (末帝) [4] | |
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| [1] | Personal name of Turkic (Shatuo) origin as rendered in Chinese: Miǎojíliè (邈佶烈). He was adopted by the father of the future emperor Zhuāngzōng (莊宗) and was given the name of Sìyuán (嗣源). |
| [2] | Deposed and demoted to prince: È wáng (鄂王) [934]. |
| [3] | Original surname: Wáng (王). Personal name of Turkic (Shatuo) origin as rendered in Chinese: Èrshísān (二十三) or Āsān (阿三). He was adopted by the future emperor Míngzōng (明宗) and was given the name of Cóngkē (從珂). |
| [4] | The epithets Fèidì (廢帝) and Mòdì (末帝), used by historians, are the terms meaning "dethroned emperor" and "last emperor" respectively. |
Last update: 25 Dec 2023