Lǐ Jiǒng (李迥) (750 – August 16, 796) was a
Tang dynasty
The Tang dynasty (, ; zh, c=唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an Wu Zhou, interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed ...
prince and
Emperor Daizong
Emperor Daizong of Tang (11 November 726According to Daizong's biography in the ''Old Book of Tang'', he was born on the 13th day in the 12th month of the 14th year of the Kaiyuan era of Tang Xuanzong's reign. This date corresponds to 11 Nov 72 ...
's seventh son. His mother was
consort Dugu.
In 761 he was given the title Prince of Yanqing (延慶郡王) by his grandfather
Emperor Suzong.
Due to his mother's position as favorite consort of the emperor, Li Jiong was doted on.
In 762, Li Jiong received another title Prince of Han (韓王) from his father Daizong. In 775, he became a
jiedushi
The ''jiedushi'' (, Old Turkic: Tarduş) or jiedu, was a regional military governor in China; the title was established in the Tang dynasty and abolished in the Yuan dynasty. The post of ''jiedushi'' has been translated as "military commissi ...
inspector.
Li Jiong died in 796 during the reign of
Emperor Dezong.
Family
Issue:
* Li Xie, Prince of Ankang Commandery (安康郡王 李諧), first son.
References
* ''
New Book of Tang
The ''New Book of Tang'', generally translated as the "New History of the Tang" or "New Tang History", is a work of official history covering the Tang dynasty in ten volumes and 225 chapters. The work was compiled by a team of scholars of the So ...
'', vol.
82.
Tang dynasty imperial princes
750 births
796 deaths
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