Chart 1: Ancestry of Li Siyuan

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Preface xi
5. Map 1: Map of Later Tang, ca. 926 xiv
6. Chart 1: Ancestry of Li Siyuan xvi
7. Chapter 1: People and Places 1
8. Chapter 2: Royal Passage 33
9. Chapter 3: Political Events: The Tiancheng Reign, 926–930 63
10. Chapter 4: Political Events: The Changxing Reign, 930–933 89
11. Chapter 5: Institutions, Reforms, and Political Culture 121
12. Chapter 6: Volatile Periphery 155
13. Epilogue 177
14. Chronology of Events for the Reign of Mingzong 185
15. Table 1: Degree Conferrals under Mingzong, 926–933 191
16. Sources Cited 193
17. Index 199