Li Congke, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Li Congke

last emperor of Later Tang

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-0885

Place of Birth: Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

Date of Death: 11-Jan-0937

Profession: writer

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Li Congke (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Li Cóngke) (11 February 885 – 11 January 937), also known posthumously as Emperor Mo of Later Tang (????, "last emperor of Later Tang"), Emperor Fei of Later Tang (????, "deposed emperor of Later Tang"), Wang Congke (???) (particularly during succeeding Later Jin, which did not recognize him as a legitimate Later Tang emperor), or Prince of Lu (??, a title Li Congke carried prior to his reign), nickname Ershisan (???, "23") or, in short, Asan (??), was the last emperor of the Later Tang - the second of the Five Dynasties following the fall of the Tang Dynasty.
He was an adoptive son of Li Siyuan (Emperor Mingzong) and took the throne after overthrowing Emperor Mingzong's biological son Emperor Min of Later Tang (Li Conghou).
He was later himself overthrown by his brother-in-law Shi Jingtang, who was supported by Khitan troops (and whose Later Jin succeeded his).
When the combined Later Jin and Khitan forces defeated Later Tang forces, Li Congke and his family members, as well as the guards most loyal to him, ascended a tower and set it on fire, dying in the fire.