Meng Chang

Names
	Surname: Mèng (孟); Given name: Rénzàn (仁贊), later changed to Chǎng (昶); Courtesy name: Bǎoyuán (保元)
Era dates
	Míngdé (明德) (inherited from Meng Zhixiang):; 934 – 938 Year 1: 18 January 934 – 5 February 935; Year 2: 6 February 935 – 26 January 936; Year 3: 27 January 936 – 12 February 937; Year 4: 13 February 937 – 1 February 938; Guǎngzhèng (廣政): 938 – 966 Year 1: 2 February 938 – 22 January 939; Year 2: 23 January 939 – 10 February 940; Year 3: 11 February 940 – 29 January 941; Year 4: 30 January 941 – 19 January 942; Year 5: 20 January 942 – 7 February 943; Year 6: 8 February 943 – 27 January 944; Year 7: 28 January 944 – 14 February 945; Year 8: 15 February 945 – 4 February 946; Year 9: 5 February 946 – 24 January 947; Year 10: 25 January 947 – 12 February 948; Year 11: 13 February 948 – 31 January 949; Year 12: 1 February 949 – 20 January 950; Year 13: 21 January 950 – 8 February 951; Year 14: 9 February 951 – 29 January 952; Year 15: 30 January 952 – 17 January 953; Year 16: 18 January 953 – 5 February 954; Year 17: 6 February 954 – 26 January 955; Year 18: 27 January 955 – 14 February 956; Year 19: 15 February 956 – 2 February 957; Year 20: 3 February 957 – 22 January 958; Year 21: 23 January 958 – 10 February 959; Year 22: 11 February 959 – 30 January 960; Year 23: 31 January 960 – 19 January 961; Year 24: 20 January 961 – 7 February 962; Year 25: 8 February 962 – 27 January 963; Year 26: 28 January 963 – 15 February 964; Year 27: 16 February 964 – 4 February 965; Year 28: 5 February 965 – 24 January 966;
Regnal name
	Emperor Ruìwén Yīngwǔ Rénshèng Míngxiào (睿文英武仁聖明孝皇帝)
Posthumous name
	Prince Gongxiao of Chu (楚恭孝王)

Meng Chang
孟昶
Meng Chang; 孟昶
"Last Ruler" of Later Shu (more...)
2nd and last emperor of Later Shu
Reign	September 10, 934 – February 23, 965
Predecessor	Meng Zhixiang (Emperor Gaozu), father
Born	919; Taiyuan
Died	July 12, 965; modern Kaifeng, Henan
Spouse	Consort Xu (Madame Huarui)
Issue	Meng Xuanzhe (孟玄喆), son; Meng Xuanjue (孟玄珏), son; Meng Xuanbao (孟玄寶), son; Daughter (m. Yi Chongdu); Daughter (m. Han Chongsui); Daughter (m. Zhao Wenliang); Daughter (m. Li Xiaolian); Daughter (m. Wu Kegong); Daughter (m. Zhao Chengxu);
Names
Names
	Surname: Mèng (孟); Given name: Rénzàn (仁贊), later changed to Chǎng (昶); Courtesy name: Bǎoyuán (保元)
Era dates
	Míngdé (明德) (inherited from Meng Zhixiang):; 934 – 938 Year 1: 18 January 934 – 5 February 935; Year 2: 6 February 935 – 26 January 936; Year 3: 27 January 936 – 12 February 937; Year 4: 13 February 937 – 1 February 938; Guǎngzhèng (廣政): 938 – 966 Year 1: 2 February 938 – 22 January 939; Year 2: 23 January 939 – 10 February 940; Year 3: 11 February 940 – 29 January 941; Year 4: 30 January 941 – 19 January 942; Year 5: 20 January 942 – 7 February 943; Year 6: 8 February 943 – 27 January 944; Year 7: 28 January 944 – 14 February 945; Year 8: 15 February 945 – 4 February 946; Year 9: 5 February 946 – 24 January 947; Year 10: 25 January 947 – 12 February 948; Year 11: 13 February 948 – 31 January 949; Year 12: 1 February 949 – 20 January 950; Year 13: 21 January 950 – 8 February 951; Year 14: 9 February 951 – 29 January 952; Year 15: 30 January 952 – 17 January 953; Year 16: 18 January 953 – 5 February 954; Year 17: 6 February 954 – 26 January 955; Year 18: 27 January 955 – 14 February 956; Year 19: 15 February 956 – 2 February 957; Year 20: 3 February 957 – 22 January 958; Year 21: 23 January 958 – 10 February 959; Year 22: 11 February 959 – 30 January 960; Year 23: 31 January 960 – 19 January 961; Year 24: 20 January 961 – 7 February 962; Year 25: 8 February 962 – 27 January 963; Year 26: 28 January 963 – 15 February 964; Year 27: 16 February 964 – 4 February 965; Year 28: 5 February 965 – 24 January 966;
Regnal name
	Emperor Ruìwén Yīngwǔ Rénshèng Míngxiào (睿文英武仁聖明孝皇帝)
Posthumous name
	Prince Gongxiao of Chu (楚恭孝王)
House	Meng
Dynasty	Later Shu
Father	Meng Zhixiang
Mother	Empress Dowager Li

Meng Chang (孟昶) (919–965), originally Meng Renzan (孟仁贊), courtesy name Baoyuan (保元), posthumously honored as Prince Gongxiao of Chu (楚恭孝王) by the Emperor Taizu of Song, was the second and last emperor of the Later Shu dynasty of China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. He ruled from 934 until 965, when his state was conquered by the Northern Song dynasty. He died soon afterwards.

Meng ruled largely peacefully for three decades. The Later Shu became one of the centers for the arts and literature, where it flourished with support from the court. An anthology of lyric poetry known as the Amidst the Flowers Anthology was compiled in 940. It was also among the most stable of the southern states, but it also stagnated militarily and politically. When the Northern Song usurped the Later Zhou dynasty, the last of the Five Dynasties, in 960, the Emperor Taizu of Song made it his mission to reunify China proper. Northern Song forces forced Meng Chang to surrender in 965.