Li Hong

Li Hong Wu Lin (李弘)
Crown Prince of the Tang dynasty
Reign656-675
PredecessorLi Hong
SuccessorLi Xian
Prince of Dai 代王
Reign655-656
Born652
Chang'an, Tang dynasty
Died25 May 675 (aged 23)
Hebi Palace, Luoyang, Tang dynasty
SpouseLady Pei (裴氏)
IssueLi Longji (李隆基; adopted)
Posthumous name
Emperor Xiaojing 孝敬皇帝
DynastyTang dynasty
FatherEmperor Gaozong of Tang
MotherWu Zetian

Li Hong (Chinese: 李弘) (652 – 25 May 675), formally Emperor Xiaojing (孝敬皇帝, literally, "the filial and respectful emperor") with the temple name of Yizong (義宗), was a crown prince (not emperor, despite his formal title) of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the fifth son of Emperor Gaozong and the oldest son of his second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian). He was made the crown prince in 656. As he grew older, he often came in conflict with his ambitious and powerful mother Empress Wu. It is believed by traditional historians that she poisoned him to death in 675. His father Emperor Gaozong, then still reigning, posthumously honored him with an imperial title.