Emperor Assassinated: Tang Dynasty Crumbles
Zhu Quanzhong murders Emperor Zhaozong to eliminate the last obstacle to his rule, effectively ending the Tang dynasty and plunging China into a century of fragmentation known as the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. This brutal coup shattered the fragile stability of the late Tang era, causing the imperial court to lose its grip on power while regional warlords carved out their own fiefdoms across the realm.
September 22, 904
1122 years ago
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