Overview
Taizong was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 637 十一年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passages 58-59
- AD 627 to AD 637 太宗Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 21, passages 50, 53, 55
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passage 50
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Audience attendant-ministersDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passage 50
- Speech · Speaker · With Zhang Wenshou (張文收)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passages 58-59
- Speech · Speaker · With Du Yan (杜淹)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passages 53-55
Events and relationships
- Discussed music and dynastic fortuneAD 627 to AD 637 太宗 · Court audience · RulerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passages 50-57
- Offered to play Jade Tree and Companion PieceDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passage 55
- Refused request to restandardize remaining musicDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passage 58
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment dynastic-rise-and-fall-need-not-hinge-on-music · Mode speaker-judgment Speaker Taizong (太宗)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passage 50
- Assessment sound-stirs-listeners-according-to-their-own-sorrow-or-joy · Mode speaker-judgment Speaker Taizong (太宗)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passages 53-55
- Assessment when-people-are-at-peace-music-harmonizes · Mode speaker-judgment Speaker Taizong (太宗)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passages 58-59
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passage 50
References in the histories
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