Emperor Taizong of Tang (,
January 23,599 –
July 10 649), personal name Lǐ Shìmín , was the second emperor of the
Tang Dynasty of
China, ruling from 626 to 649. As he encouraged his father,
Li Yuan (later Emperor Gaozu) to rise against
Sui Dynasty rule at
Taiyuan in 617 and subsequently defeated several of his most important rivals, he was ceremonially regarded as a cofounder of the dynasty along with Emperor Gaozu.
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