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  1. Born28 January 598 · Qingshan Palace, Wugong, Sui China
    Died10 July 649 (aged 51) · Cuiwei Palace, Chang'an
    How Taizong Ruled China
    How Taizong Ruled China
    Meet Emperor Taizong of Tang, one of the greatest rulers in Chinese history. He co-founded the Tang Dynasty in the seventh century by overthrowing the corrupt Sui Dynasty.
    Early life

    Li Shimin was born in 598 at Wugong, in modern Xianyang, Shaanxi. His father Li Yuan, the Duke of Tang, was a general of the Sui dynasty, and a nephew, by marriage, to Sui's founding emperor Emperor Wen. … See more

    Participation in the rebellion against Sui rule

    Emperor Yang was soon dissatisfied with Li Yuan and Wang Rengong (王仁恭), the governor of Mayi Commandery (馬邑, roughly modern Shuozhou, Shanxi), over their inability to stop Eastern Turkic incursions … See more

    During Emperor Gaozu's reign

    The first thing that Li Shimin had to deal with was another incursion by Xue Ju, as Xue attacked Jing Prefecture (涇州, roughly modern Pingliang, Gansu) and Emperor Gaozu sent Li Shimin to resist Xue. Li Shimin est… See more

    As emperor

    One of the first actions that Emperor Taizong carried out as emperor was releasing a number of ladies in waiting from the palace and returning them to their homes, so that they could be married. He made his w… See more

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