He placed palace eunuchs in command of his military, hoping they would have significantly more success, but all they ended up doing was undermining the authority for the emperor by asserting their very own power that is military. Dezong was succeeded by his sickly son Shunzong in 805 CE, who quickly abdicated and only his or her own son Xianzong (r. 806-820 CE).

Emperor Xianzong is among the not many good emperors for the subsequent Tang Dynasty. He eliminated the control that is eunuch of armed forces and took individual control for the army. Read more