Tianyou

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Tianyou was the final era name of the Tang dynasty, marking its last years before the dynasty’s collapse in the early 10th century.

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Tianyou canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese era name
historical period
associatedPeriodName end of the Tang dynasty
associatedWithEmperor Emperor Ai of Tang
Emperor Zhaozong of Tang
calendarSystem Chinese imperial era system
capitalDuringPeriod Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an

Luoyang
ChineseCharacters 天祐
chronologicalPosition after Qianning and before Later Liang era names
country China
dynasty Tang dynasty
endCause usurpation by Zhu Wen and founding of Later Liang
endCentury 10th century
endYear 907
eraContinuedUnder Emperor Ai of Tang
eraIntroducedBy Emperor Zhaozong of Tang
eraNumbering final era of Tang dynasty
followedBy era names of Later Liang
hasEraYearCount Tianyou 1 to Tianyou 4
historicalContext period of political fragmentation in late Tang
preceded the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period
isFinalEraNameOf Tang dynasty
language Classical Chinese
meaning Heavenly Blessing
notableEvent collapse of the Tang dynasty in 907
partOf Chinese imperial chronology
pinyin Tiānyòu
politicalSituation warlordism and weakened central authority
predecessorEraName Qianning
recordedIn New Book of Tang
Old Book of Tang
Zizhi Tongjian
region Central China
reignTitleOf Emperor Ai of Tang
Emperor Zhaozong of Tang
romanization Tianyou
startCentury 10th century
startYear 904
timePeriodOf late Tang dynasty
usedBy Tang dynasty
usedFor dating historical records
dating inscriptions
dating official documents
usedInHistoriography standard Chinese dynastic histories

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Emperor Ai of Tang eraName Tianyou
subject linked to: Emperor Ai
Tianyou romanization Tianyou
Li Zhu reignName Tianyou
Li Zhu eraNameUsed Tianyou