Li Shimin was the second son of Li Yuan, Tang Emperor Gao Zu. In 626, Li Shimin staged a coup d'etat at Xuanwumen, killing his suspicious and deceitful elder brother, Li Jiancheng, who was over fond ...

Over 240 relics from 15 museums display the prosperity of Tang Dynasty (618-907) emperor Li Shimin’s era in the National Library of China (JIANG DONG / CHINA DAILY) As the result of a royal coup, ...

Two ancient stone horses in Xi'an Beilin Museum recently reunited with parts of their bodies from which they had been separated for 86 years. Zhaoling was the mausoleum of Emperor Li Shimin (Tang ...

Qin Wang Li Shimin is a 2005 Chinese television series loosely based on the early life of Li Shimin, who later became Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty. Regarded as a teen idol drama in a historical ...

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Northwest of Xi'an City seat in Liquan County is a thrusting peak named Jiuzong Mountain, on which lies the largest of the Tang imperial tombs -- Zhaoling, the tomb of Li Shimin, Emperor Tai Zong. Li ...