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The 11th emperor of the Tang Dynasty in China (reigned 805-820). His name was Li Chun. He assassinated his sick father, Shunzong, and was supported by the eunuch Gu Bunzhen to ascend to the throne. After the An Lushan Rebellion, the power of the feudal domains grew, and he worked hard to improve the situation where the central government was not following orders. He strengthened the directly controlled imperial army, and increased military spending through tax reforms by Pei, among others. He pacified the feudal domains of Xichuan, Hedong, Huaixi, and other regions, and brought them under the control of the emperor, and was praised as a hero who restored the country to prosperity. His reign was known as the prosperous era of Yuanhe, due to the efforts of literati such as Han Yu and Bai Juyi. He was assassinated by the eunuch Chen Hongzhi and others in a dispute over the succession.

[Atsushi Ikeda]

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中国、唐朝第11代の皇帝（在位805～820）。姓名は李純(りじゅん)。病父順宗を弑(しい)し宦官(かんがん)倶文珍(ぐぶんちん)らに擁立されて即位した。安史の乱後、藩鎮の勢力が強まり中央の威令の行われぬ状態を改めるのに精励し、直轄の禁軍を強化し、裴(はいき)の税制改革などによって軍費の充実を図り、西川、河東、淮西(わいせい)以下諸藩を平定して帝の統制に服せしめ、中興の英主とうたわれた。その治世は韓愈(かんゆ)、白居易ら文人の活躍で、元和の盛世として知られる。後嗣争いにより宦官陳弘志(ちんこうし)らに暗殺された。

［池田　温］

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