Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin)
598 CE–649 CE · Chang'an (Xi'an)
Emperor Taizong of Tang, born Li Shimin, was the leading general of the Tang founding and took the throne in 626 following the Xuanwu Gate Incident. His 'Reign of Zhenguan' became a Confucian model of good government, marked by openness to ministerial remonstrance, a refined legal code, and recruitment by examination. He defeated the Eastern Turks and extended Tang influence across Central Asia, where allied peoples acclaimed him 'Heavenly Khan,' making the Tang a Eurasian power.
Life journeyclick any stop, or use ←/→Trace on the map →
Chang'an (Xi'an)
We know they were here, but the specifics of what they did at this stop aren’t recorded yet in our corpus.
In Chang'an (Xi'an) at the same time
Emperor Wen of Sui, Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan), Emperor Gaozong of Tang
The world in their lifetime
Thinkers, teachers, and rulers whose lives overlapped with Emperor Taizong of Tang (Li Shimin)’s — a glimpse of the wider world they lived in. Drawn purely from recorded birth and death years.
Islamic world
Christian world
Buddhist world
Graeco-Roman world
Jewish world
Rulers world
- K'an II· 588 CE–658 CE
- Harsha· 590 CE–647 CE
- Yazdegerd III· 624 CE–651 CE
- Heraclius· 575 CE–641 CE
- Pulakeshin II· –642 CE
- Yuknoom Ch'een II (Yuknoom the Great)· 600 CE–686 CE
- K'inich Janaab' Pakal I (Pakal the Great)· 603 CE–683 CE
- Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan)· 566 CE–635 CE
- Khosrow II Parviz· 570 CE–628 CE
- Prince Shotoku· 574 CE–622 CE
- Constans II· 630 CE–668 CE
- K'ak' Uti' Witz' K'awiil (Smoke Imix)· 604 CE–695 CE
- Emperor Yang of Sui· 569 CE–618 CE
- Munmu of Silla· 626 CE–681 CE
Works
No works attributed in the corpus yet.