His reign lasted less than a year, as, due to his illness, the powerful eunuchs were able to get him to approve a transfer of the throne to his son Li Chun, who took the throne as Emperor Xianzong. Emperor Shunzong was honored with the title of Taishang Huang (retired emperor). He died in 806, with some later historians suspecting that he was murdered by the eunuchs who arranged for Emperor Xianzong's succession. During his short reign, Emperor Shunzong and his close associates Wang Shuwen and Wang Pi employed individuals such as Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi, Han Ye (**), and Han Tai (**), in trying to reform and rejuvenate the administration.
His reign lasted less than a year, as, due to his illness, the powerful eunuchs were able to get him to approve a transfer of the throne to his son Li Chun, who took the throne as Emperor Xianzong.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
reign
reign
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
last
lasted
VERB
VBD
advmod
Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV
less
less
ADJ
JJR
fixed
than
than
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
due
due
ADP
IN
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
illness
illness
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
powerful
powerful
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
eunuch
eunuchs
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advcl
Degree=Pos
able
able
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
get
get
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
approve
approve
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
transfer
transfer
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
throne
throne
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
son
son
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Li
Li
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Chun
Chun
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
throne
throne
NOUN
NN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Emperor
Emperor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Xianzong
Xianzong
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Emperor Shunzong was honored with the title of Taishang Huang (retired emperor).
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
emperor
Emperor
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Shunzong
Shunzong
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
honor
honored
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Taishang
Taishang
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Huang
Huang
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
retire
retired
VERB
VBN
appos
Number=Sing
emperor
emperor
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He died in 806, with some later historians suspecting that he was murdered by the eunuchs who arranged for Emperor Xianzong's succession.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
806
806
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
with
with
ADP
IN
det
some
some
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADJ
JJR
nsubj
Number=Plur
historian
historians
NOUN
NNS
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
suspect
suspecting
VERB
VBG
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
murder
murdered
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:agent
Number=Plur
eunuch
eunuchs
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
arrange
arranged
VERB
VBD
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Emperor
Emperor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
<UNK>ianzong
<UNK>ianzong
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
succession
succession
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
During his short reign, Emperor Shunzong and his close associates Wang Shuwen and Wang Pi employed individuals such as Liu Zongyuan, Liu Yuxi, Han Ye (**), and Han Tai (**), in trying to reform and rejuvenate the administration.
case
during
During
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
short
short
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
reign
reign
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Emperor
Emperor
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Shunzong
Shunzong
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
close
close
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Plur
associate
associates
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
Wang
Wang
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Shuwen
Shuwen
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Wang
Wang
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Pi
Pi
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
employ
employed
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
individual
individuals
NOUN
NNS
case
Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP
such
such
ADJ
JJ
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Liu
Liu
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Zongyuan
Zongyuan
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Liu
Liu
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Yuxi
Yuxi
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Han
Han
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ye
Ye
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
**
**
PUNCT
NFP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Han
Han
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Tai
Tai
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
**
**
PUNCT
NFP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
mark
in
in
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
try
trying
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
reform
reform
VERB
VB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
rejuvenate
rejuvenate
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
administration
administration
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.