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![Emperor Taizong of Tang](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4584.jpg?v=1725652384)
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Emperor Taizong of Tang
Taizong (birth name, Li-Shimin, l. 598-649 CE, r. 626-649 CE) was the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty and is considered one of the greatest rulers in Chinese history for his reforms of the government and the laws, his religious tolerance...
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Tang Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) was one of the greatest in Imperial Chinese history. It was a golden age of reform and cultural advancement which lay the foundation for policies which are still observed in China today. The second emperor, Taizong...
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Wu Zetian
Empress Wu Zetian (Empress Consort Wu, Wu Hou, Wu Mei Niang, Mei-Niang, and Wu Zhao, l. 624-705 CE, r. 690-704 CE) was the only female emperor of Imperial China. She reigned during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) and was one of the most effective...
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Ancient China
Ancient China produced what has become the oldest extant culture in the world. The name 'China' comes from the Sanskrit Cina (derived from the name of the Chinese Qin Dynasty, pronounced 'Chin') which was translated as 'Cin' by the Persians...
![Taizong's Campaigns Against the Xiyu States](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4586.png?v=1618754403)
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Taizong's Campaigns Against the Xiyu States
A map illustrating the campaigns of Tang Dynasty emperor Taizong (r. 626-649 CE) against the Xiyu states in China.
![Emperor Taizong](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4584.jpg?v=1725652384)
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Emperor Taizong
A painted silk scroll depicting Taizong, second emperor during the Tang Dynasty of China, r. 626-649 CE. (National Palace Museum, Taipei)
![An Audience with Taizong by Yan Liben](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7396.jpg?v=1618734610)
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An Audience with Taizong by Yan Liben
A 7th century CE court scene showing Emperor Taizong (r. 626-649 CE) receiving a Tibetan ambassador. By the famed Tang dynasty court painter Yan Liben (c. 600-673 CE).
![Horse of Emperor Taizong](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4587.jpg?v=1618734647)
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Horse of Emperor Taizong
A relief slab from the tomb of Tang Dynasty emperor Taizong showing one of his horses. c. 650 CE, Zhaoling, China. (University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia)
![Emperor Gaozu of Tang](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/7385.jpg?v=1618734643)
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Emperor Gaozu of Tang
Emperor Gaozu (also Kao-tsu, formerly Li Yuan, r. 618-626 CE) was a Sui military commander who led a rebellion against his former masters, seized control of the state, and founded the Tang Dynasty (618-906 CE). Overshadowed in the ancient...
![Emperor Xuanzong of Tang](https://www.worldhistory.org/img/c/p/360x202/4559.jpg?v=1715554866)
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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
Xuanzong (birth name, Li Longji, l. 685-762 CE, r. 712-756 CE) was the 7th emperor of the Tang Dynasty of China, whose domestic and foreign policies established the Tang Dynasty as the Golden Age in Chinese history. Many of the most important...