Overview
Li Shimin was a Tang Taizong.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Literary and Martial Great Sage Greatly Extensive Filial Emperor | 文武大聖大廣孝皇帝 | |
| Temple name | Taizong | 太宗 |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 626 to AD 649 唐太宗Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 70, passage 106
- AD 621 武德四年Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 54, passages 123, 125
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Chengqian (承乾)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 106
- Parent of Shen (慎)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 108
- Parent of Xi (嚻)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passages 108-109
- Parent of Jian (簡)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passages 108-109
- Parent of Fu (福)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passages 108-109
- Parent of Ming (明)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 108
- Parent of Kuan (寬)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 106
- Parent of Ke (恪)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 107
- Parent of Tai (泰)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 107
- Parent of You (祐)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 107
- Parent of Yin (愔)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 108
- Parent of Yun (惲)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 108
- Parent of Zhen (貞)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 108
- Parent of Gaozong (治)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 108
- Kinship Role sons · Count 14Directly stated · New Book of Tang 70, passage 106
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Prince of Qin 秦王AD 621 武德四年 · HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 125
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Enfeoffed underDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 125
Events and relationships
- Received minting furnacesDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 125
Assessments and attributes
- AD 621 武德四年Item minting furnaces 鑪 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 125
References in the histories
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