attacks." However, she hinted to him that he should have Li Xian killed. When he got to Ba Prefecture, he placed Li Xian into a small room and forced him to commit suicide. When news of Li Xian's death arrived at Luoyang, Empress Wu publicly blamed Qiu and demoted him to the post of prefect of Die Prefecture (疊州, roughly modern Gannan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu), while publicly mourning Li Xian and posthumously creating him the title of Prince of Yong. (Qiu was soon recalled to Luoyang to again be general.) After Empress Wu's death in 705 and the restoration of Emperor Zhongzong to the throne, Emperor Zhongzong had Li Xian's casket returned to Chang'an, to be buried near the tomb of Emperor Gaozong. After Emperor Ruizong became emperor again in 710, he had Li Xian's crown prince title restored. Ancestry Family Wife Princess Fang of Yong→Crown Princess→commoner→Princess of Yong (again)→Princess Dowager of Bin→Crown Princess Jing(posthumous) Concubine Consort Zhang Issue Li Guangshun(李光顺), Prince of Le'an, later emigrated to Yifeng and killed. Posthumously honored Prince of Ju Li Shouli(李守礼), born Li Guangren(李光仁), born by Consort Zhang. He would be created Prince of Bin and treated as son of an emperor when his cousin Emperor Xuanzong was reigning Li Shouyi(李守义), Prince of Qianwei, later emigrated to Guiyang and died there. Posthumously honored Prince of Bi Lady Changxin(长信郡主), she was demoted to xianzhu (literally mistress of prefecture), and her later fate was unknown None of the sons was born by Princess Fang. Whether Princess Fang mothered Lady Changxin was also unknown. Notes References Old Book of Tang, vol. 86. New Book of Tang, vol. 81. Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 200, 202, 203. Tang dynasty imperial princes Tang dynasty historians 7th-century Chinese historians 655 births 684 deaths Wu Zetian Heirs apparent who never acceded Suicides in the Tang dynasty