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22 hours ago · In this chapter, the narrative progresses to the period encompassing the reigns of Emperor Gaozong 高宗 (628–683, reigned 649–683) and Emperor Daizong 代宗 (726–779, reigned 762–779). Often referred to as the golden age of Buddhist scripture translation, this era witnessed team-based translation efforts reaching unprecedented levels ...
4 days ago · She enshrined seven generations of Wu ancestors at the imperial ancestral temple, while continuing to offer sacrifices to the Tang emperors Gaozu, Taizong, and Gaozong. Wu faced the issue of succession. At the time she took the throne, she created Li Dan, the former Emperor Ruizong, crown prince, and bestowed the name Wu on him.
1 day ago · of Emperor Gaozong 高 宗 (628–683, reigned 649–683) and Emperor Daizong 代 宗 (726–779, reigned 762–779). Often referred to as the golden age of Buddhist
1 day ago · The Tang dynasty ( / tɑːŋ /, [6] [tʰǎŋ]; Chinese: 唐朝 [a] ), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
22 hours ago · China - Empress Wuhou, Tang Dynasty, Unification: Gaozong was 21 years old when he ascended the throne. In his first years he was dominated by the remaining great statesmen of Taizong’s court, above all by the emperor’s uncle Zhangsun Wuji.
4 days ago · The Great Wild Goose Pagoda was established in the 3rdyear (652) of the Yonghui reign of the Tang Dynasty (618-907), when Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong, built it to settle the Sutra Classics brought back by Monk Xuan Zang from India.
3 days ago · Wuhou (born 624 ce, Wenshui [now in Shanxi province], China—died December 16, 705, Luoyang) was the woman who rose from concubinage to become empress of China during the Tang dynasty (618–907). She ruled effectively for many years, the last 15 (690–705) in her own name.
