Emperor Gaozu of Tang

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Emperor Gaozu, also known as Li Yuan, was the founder of China's Tang Dynasty.

A general of mixed Chinese and Turkic ancestry, Li Yuan led an uprising against the Sui Dynasty following Emperor Yang of Sui's repeatedly failed attempts to invade Korea. He forced Emperor Yang's abdication in 617, declaring the beginning of the Tang Dynasty the following year, and securing control over most of China proper by the end of his reign, in 624.

Preceded by
Emperor Yang of Sui
Emperor of Tang
618-624
Succeeded by
Emperor Taizong of Tang

References

  • Valerie Hansen, The Open Empire, New York: W.W. Norton & Company (2000), 196.