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*''Died: [[805]]''
*''Reign: [[780]]-805''

Emperor Dezong of the [[Tang Dynasty]] is known chiefly for having replaced the [[equal field system]] with the two-tax system, in which households were taxed twice a year, based on both land holdings and wealth. This contributed significantly to the recovery of the government's finances.

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|width="35%"|Preceded by<br>'''[[Emperor Daizong of Tang]]'''
|width="25%"|'''Emperor of [[Tang Dynasty|Tang]]<br>[[780]]-[[805]]'''
|width="35%"|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Emperor Shunzong of Tang]]'''
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==References==
*Conrad Schirokauer, et al, ''A Brief History of Chinese and Japanese Civilizations'', Fourth Edition, Cengage Learning (2012), 121.

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