Li Yong, chancellor of the Tang Dynasty

Li Yong (chancellor)

Li Yong (李鄘), courtesy name Jianhou (建侯), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, briefly commissioned as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Xianzong — but declining the office and never actually exercising the authorities of the office.

Tang dynasty

Imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907

The Tang dynasty, or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a…