Overview
Emperor Xuanzong was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 758 乾元元年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 16
- AD 756 玄宗西出Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 7, 9-12
- AD 756 肅宗立Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 13
- AD 713 to AD 741 開元中Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 5
Career and standing
- HeldAD 758 乾元元年 · Retired emperorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 16
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 7
Works and attributed material
- AD 756 玄宗西出Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 10
Events and relationships
- Arrived to find court offices already furnishedAD 756 玄宗西出 · Travel · SovereignDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 12
- Had a stele of enduring favor made in Shu to honor YuanDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 13
- Halted at HechiAD 756 玄宗西出 · Travel · Sovereign · At Hechi 河池Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 9
- Marched west and halted at FufengAD 756 玄宗西出 · Travel · Sovereign · At Fufeng 撫風Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 7
- None of the chancellors he had appointed still remained in officeAD 758 乾元元年 · Political · Former appointerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 16
- Read Yuan's memorial, wept, and praised loyal ministersAD 756 玄宗西出 · Ritual · ReaderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 10
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- The same day appointed Yuan vice director of the Secretariat and grand councillor, still concurrent Jiannan commissionerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 11
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 7
References in the histories
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