Sui and Tang · Ruler

Tang Taizong 唐太宗

Attested AD 626 - AD 649

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tang Taizong was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 626 to AD 649 唐太宗
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 165

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passage 165

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Source Person Id Li Qian (李謙)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 115, passages 165-166

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 115Volume 115 Biographies 2: Ruizong, Yuzong, Xianzong, Shunzong · 1 passage

唐太宗嘗言，人主一心，攻之者眾，或以勇力，或以辨口，或以諂諛，或以奸詐，或以嗜欲，輻輳攻之，各求自售。 Tang Taizong once said that a ruler has but one mind, yet those who assail it are many, whether by force, eloquence, flattery, treachery, or craving, each wheeling in to sell himself.