Emperor Taizong of Tang China

The original crown prince was Taizong's elder brother Li Jiancheng (李建成) although their father had promised the throne to Taizong more than once for his contributions to Tang. The situation was very similar to that of the Sui Dynasty where an ordinary crown prince would feel his future throne threatened by a more capable younger brother. Fearful of losing his throne, Li Jiancheng colluded with his fourth brother, Li Yuanji (李元吉 aka Prince Qi 齊王), to eliminate Taizong. They attempted to poison Taizong during a feast and at ano ...

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599 - Events. The Chinese win the war at Ordos. The Mayan city of Palenque is defeated by Kalakmul. Raedwald becomes king of East Anglia (approximate date). 599 - Births. January 23 - Emperor Taizong of Tang China 599 - Deaths. Taliesin, Welsh poet. King Hye of Baekje Category: 599 ...

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7th century - Overview. 7th century - Events. The Roman-Persian Wars end. Islam starts in Arabia, the Qur'an is documented, and Syria, Iraq, Persia, North Africa and Central Asia convert to Islam. Sutton Hoo ship burial, East Anglia (modern England) Xuan Zang (aka Hsuan-Tsang) travelled from China to India, before returning to Chang An in China to translate Buddhist scriptures. End of sporadic Buddhist rule in the Sindh.Including:

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The Jokhang, also called the Jokhang Temple or the Jokhang Monastery, is a famous Buddhist temple in Lhasa, Tibet. It is probably the most popular tourist attraction in Lhasa. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Historic Ensemble of the Potala Palace" and a spiritual centre of Lhasa. Jokhang temple was constructed by King Songtsen Gampo in the year 647. This temple has remained a centre of Buddhist pilgrimage for centuries, and over a period of last several centuries, the temple complex continue to be ex ...

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This article is about the year 619; for the number, see 619 (number). Events December 23 - Boniface V becomes Pope. Mellitus becomes Archbishop of Canterbury. The Avars attack Constantinople. Kubrat, ruler of the Bulgars, is baptised in Constantinople. The Banu Hashim clan ends their boycott of Muhammad. The calculation of the Chinese calendar begins to use true motions of the sun and moon modeled using two offset opposing parabolas. The Chinese begin using large orchestras. Births Li Chengqian, crown prin ...

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He was the subject of a 64-chapter (in eight volumes) The Novel of the Prince of Qin of the Great Tang (大唐秦王詞話 Datang Qin Wang Cihua) by Zhu Shenglin (諸聖鄰) of the Ming Dynasty. The novel is also known as The Biography of the Prince of Qin of the Tang Dynasty (唐秦王本傳 Tang Qin Wang Benzhuan), Romance of Tang (唐傳演義 Tang Chuan Yiyan), and Romance of the Pr ...

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He had: Wende-shunsheng Empress (文德順聖皇后), Zhangsun-shi (長孫氏) Xian Consort (賢妃), Xu Hui (徐惠) Consort Yang I (楊妃) Consort Yang II (楊妃) Yang-shi (楊氏) Consort Yin (陰妃) Consort Yan (燕妃) Secondary Consort Wei (韋貴妃) Wang-shi (王氏) He had fourteen sons (in order): Crown Prince Li Chengqian: son of Wende Empress Prince Chu, Li Kuan (楚王寬): son of one from the harem　　See also:

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Taizong was born in Lunghsi (in present-day Kansu. Taizong was known as a Hojen (胡人).) as the second son of Li Yuan, and was of one-quarter Xianbei (a people related to modern-day Turks) blood. The most capable and militarily inclined of Lee Yuan's many sons, Taizong showed his promise at an early age, helping to rescue Emperor Yang from a Turkic ambush and besiegement at the age of sixteen. In 616, the eighteen-year-old Taizong followed his general-father to his garrison-post at Jinyang, Shanxi, where he instigated his father to stage a ...

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