biography
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Gaozu (Tang dynasty)
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also spelled Kao-tsu, originally Li Yuan
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pronunciation:
[gow tsoo]
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| male
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| lived:
| (c.618–26)
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| biography:
| First emperor of the Tang dynasty in China (618–907). An official related to the Sui emperors (590–618) and the Turks, he captured Chang-an (Xian) in 617, encouraged by his son Li Shimin. He suppressed 11 other claimants, each with an army ruling part of China, then abdicated in favour of Li Shimin (Emperor Taizong). |
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