Sui and Tang · Ruler

Emperor Taizong of Tang 唐太宗

Tang Taizong

Attested AD 626 - AD 649

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Taizong of Tang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 626 to AD 649 唐太宗
Strongly inferred · History of Song 148, passage 97

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of Song 148, passage 97

Events and relationships

Made great command banner yellow
AD 626 to AD 649 唐太宗 · Ritual · Institutor
Directly stated · History of Song 148, passage 97

Assessments and attributes

Assessment followed-xia-design-and-central-orthodox-color-for-great-command-banner · Mode named-source-report Source Work Compendium of Kaiyuan Ritual Meanings 開元禮義纂
Directly stated · History of Song 148, passage 97

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Song 148, passage 97

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 148Volume 148 Treatises 101: Ceremonial Guards 6 · 1 passage

《開元禮義纂》曰：“唐太宗法夏後之前製，取中方之正色，故製大麾，色黃。” The Compendium of Kaiyuan Ritual Meanings says: "Emperor Taizong of Tang followed the earlier design of the Xia dynasty, taking the orthodox color of the central direction, and therefore made the Great Command Banner yellow."