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(28 January 598 – 10 July 649)
previously Prince of Qin,
personal name Li Shimin,
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“Emperor Taizong of Tang” was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649
He is traditionally regarded as a co-founder of the dynasty for his role in encouraging Li Yuan, his father, to rebel against the Sui dynasty at Jinyang in 617.
Taizong subsequently played a pivotal role in defeating several of the dynasty’s most dangerous opponents and solidifying its rule over China.
(‘Taizong’ is typically considered to be one of the greatest emperors in China’s history and henceforth, his reign became regarded as the exemplary model against which all future emperors were measured)
(his era, the “Reign of Zhenguan” (贞观之治; 貞觀之治; Zhēnguàn Zhī Zhì) is considered a golden age in Chinese history and was treated as required studying material for future “crown princes”)
(under the Zhenguan era, Tang China flourished economically and militarily)
(for more than a century after his death, China enjoyed prosperity and peace brought about by the solidification of imperial protection over the Chinese regions)
(in territorial extent, it covered most of the territories previously held by the Han dynasty, including parts of modern Vietnam, Xinjiang, and Central Asian regions as far as eastern Kazakhstan)
(this era of consolidation and conquest laid the foundation for Xuanzong’s reign, which is considered to be the height of the Tang dynasty)
(in 630, Emperor Taizong sent his general Li Jing against Eastern Turks, defeating and capturing its Jiali Khan Ashina Duobi and destroying Eastern Turk power)
(this made Tang the dominant power in East and Central Asia, and Emperor Taizong subsequently took the title of Tengeri Qaghan (“Tenger Khan” or the God like Emperor))
(he also launched a series of campaigns against the oasis states of the Tarim Basin, and against the armies of their main ally, the “Western Turks”)
(during his reign, Tang armies annexed Karakhoja in 640, Karasahr in 644 and Kucha in 648)
(unlike many of the nobility of the time, Emperor Taizong was a frank rationalist and scholar of logic and scientific reason, openly scorning superstitions and claims of signs from the heavens)
(he also modified important rites in order to ease the burden of agricultural labour)
(the modern Chinese historian Bo Yang opined that Emperor Taizong achieved greatness by enduring criticism which others would find difficult to accept whilst trying hard not to abuse his absolute power (using Emperor Yang of Suias a negative example), as well as through his employment of capable chancellors such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng)
(Emperor Taizong’s wife ‘Empress Zhangsun’ also proved to be a capable assistant)
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