5 Items Categorized "Tang Dynasty"
The construction was started in 636 and finished in 649 before the death of Emperor Taizong. It was initially meant for his deceased wife, Empress Zhangsun who requested…
He was the sixth son of Emperor Gaozong but his second son with Empress Wu Zetian. Heir Apparent Crown prince Li Xian wasn’t originally the crown prince due…
The first emperor of the Tang dynasty, Gaozu awarded his grandfather, Li Hu (Jinghuangdi) and his father, Li Bing (Yuanhuangdi) with the titles of emperor and thus ordered…
His tomb is one of the few Tang Emperor Tomb to be excavated and is said to be “small and of inferior quality”. The tomb was built during…
This is the tomb of Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu Zetian who was the first female emperor of China who ruled for 15 years. She’s extremely famous and…
