Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, personal name Li Longji, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 712 to 756. His reign of 44 years was the longest during the Tang dynasty. Through two pal
Ming Dynasty portrait of Emperor Xuanzong
The Summer Palace of Emperor Ming (Xuanzong), as imagined by painter Guo Zhongshu (929–977 CE)
A Tributary Horse for Emperor Xuanzong, painted in the 12th century during the subsequent Song dynasty
Spring Outing of the Tang Court, by Xuanzong era artist Zhang Xuan, 8th century original
Emperor Ruizong of Tang
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Emperor Ruizong of Tang, personal name Li Dan, also known at times during his life as Li Xulun, Li Lun, Wu Lun, and Wu Dan, was the fifth and ninth emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty. He was the eigh
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
…age ending in the An Lushan rebellion. Li Longji was born at the Tang dynasty eastern capital Luoyang in 685, during the first reign of his father Emperor Ruizong (Li Dan) – but at that time, Emperor Ruizong's mother Empress Dowager Wu (later known as Wu Zetian), not Emperor Ruizong, was in actual control of power…
The Jingyun bell, cast in 711, weighing 6,500 kg, originally from the bell tower at the Tang dynasty capital Chang'an
Qiaoling (橋陵), the tomb of Emperor Ruizong, in Pucheng County, Shaanxi