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Emperor Gaozu of Tang (7 April 566 [1] – 25 June 635), [2] born Li Yuan, courtesy name Shude, was the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 618 to 626. Under the Sui dynasty, Li Yuan was the governor in the area of modern-day Shanxi, and was based in Taiyuan . In 615, Li Yuan was assigned to garrison Longxi.
Emperor Taizong of Tang (28 January 598 – 10 July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, 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 his father Li Yuan (Emperor Gaozu) to rebel against the Sui dynasty at ...
Li Yuan 李渊 18 June 618 4 September 626 abdicated [5] Emperor Shenyao 神堯皇帝 Wude (武德) 618–626; Taizong 太宗 Li Shimin 李世民 4 September 626 10 July 649 [6] Emperor Wenwu 文武皇帝 Zhenguan (貞觀) 627–649; Gaozong [c] 高宗 Li Zhi 李治 15 July 649 27 December 683 [7] Emperor Tianhuang 天皇大帝 Yonghui (永徽 ...
Final ruler. Emperor Ai of Tang. Titles. Duke of Western Liang, Emperor of the Tang Empire. Connected families. Ajo (阿熱) clan of the Kyrgyz Khaganate. Estate (s) Palace in Chang'an. The House of Li ( Chinese: 李; pinyin: Lǐ; Wade–Giles: Li) was the ruling house of the Western Liang dynasty and the Tang dynasty of China.
26 June 1260 – 6 September 1264. Zhiyuan ( 至元) 7 September 1264 – 18 February 1294. Second son of Tolui. 23 September 1215 – 18 February 1294. (aged 78) Established the Yuan dynasty in 1271, completed the conquest of the Song dynasty, won the Toluid Civil War, and moved the capital to Khanbaliq. Died of natural causes.
In winter 617, Li Yuan captured Chang'an, declaring Yang You emperor (as Emperor Gong), while honoring Emperor Yang as Taishang Huang (retired emperor); these declarations were not recognized by most of Sui territory, which still recognized Emperor Yang as emperor. Li himself became regent with the title of Prince of Tang.
Li Yuanji (李元吉) (603 – 2 July 626 [1] ), formally Prince La of Chao (巢剌王), more commonly known by the title of Prince of Qi (齊王), nickname Sanhu (三胡), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was a son of the dynasty's founder Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan), and in the intense rivalry developed between his ...
The dynasty was founded by Zhao Kuangyin, who became Emperor Taizu (r. 960–976) and concluded with the death of Zhao Bing (r. 1278–1279). The last emperor of the Northern Song was Emperor Qinzong (r. 1126–1127), while the first Southern Song emperor was Emperor Gaozong (r. 1127–1162). The emperor, or huangdi, was the supreme head of ...