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Biography of T'ang T'ai-tsungName: T'ang T'ai-tsungBirth Date: 600 Death Date: 649 Place of Birth: Ta-hsing-ch'eng, China Nationality: Chinese Gender: Male Occupations: emperor T'ang T'ai-tsung T'ang T'ai-tsung (600-649), emperor of China during the seventh century, took over much of Asia and created a dynasty that was culturally as well as economically prosperous.Chinese emperor T'ang T'ai-tsung (also known as Li Shih-min and Taizong) firmly established the Tang dynasty in imperial China and conquered much of Asia during his reign, setting the stage for one of the most celebrated eras in all of Chinese history. After helping to orchestrate the overthrow of the Sui dynasty, T'ai-tsung watched as his father assumed control of the nation. When his turn to rule arrived, T'ai-tsung consolidated Chinese territory lost to invading forces in from the north and west in previous centuries and presided over a culture flowering with poetry and art and an economy brimming with growing trade among the Western nations.Rose to Power through Ruthless Political ManeuveringT'ai-tsung's early years were in many respects representative of the turbulent Chinese …showed first 150 words…
…showed last 150 words…prophet Mohammed moved on Medina from Mecca and slaughtered 700 Jews630: Norway had her beginnings in a colony founded in Vermeland by Olaf Tratelia who had been expelled from his native Sweden633: Muslim forces attacked Persia, beginning the conquests that will give them power over much of the world642: The Battle of Nehawand (Niharvand) gave the Arabs a final victory over the Persians and ended the Sassanian dynasty that had ruled Persia for four centuries646: A Great Reform edict changed Japan's political order Further Reading The only full-length biography of T'ai-tsung is the readable but uncritical work by Charles Patrick Fitzgerald, Son of Heaven (1933). For an interpretive view see Arthur F. Wright, "T'ang T'ai-tsung and Buddhism," in Perspectives on the T'ang (1971).booksSchafer, Edward H., Ancient China, Time Inc., 1967.Fairbank, John, China: A New History, Harvard University Press, 1992.otherShinn, Rinn-Sup, and Robert L. Wordon, Countries of the World, Electronic Library, Inc., CD-ROM. |