Sui and Tang · Ruler

Emperor Taizong 太宗

Taizong

Attested AD 621 - AD 649

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Taizong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 627 to AD 649 太宗
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 60
AD 621 太宗攻圍洛陽
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 34

Events and relationships

Besieged
AD 621 太宗攻圍洛陽 · Military · Commander · At Luoyang 洛陽
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 34
Rewarded with silk and ordered relief
Political · Ruler · With Lady Li (李氏)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 60

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 203Volume 193 Biographies 143: Exemplary Women · 2 passages

及太宗攻圍洛陽，慶謀背世充，欲與其妻俱來歸國。 When Emperor Taizong besieged Luoyang, Qing plotted to defect from Shichong and intended to surrender to the Tang together with his wife.

太宗聞而異之，賜帛二百段，遣州縣所在存恤之。 When Emperor Taizong heard of this, he was deeply impressed; he granted her two hundred bolts of silk and ordered the local authorities to provide for her welfare.