Overview
Gaozu was a Tang Emperor and Founder.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 618 既即位Directly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 67
- AD 618 to AD 626 高祖、太宗之法Directly stated · New Book of Tang 52, passage 13
- AD 618 to AD 626 高祖Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 74
- AD 617 高祖初入長安Directly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 66
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Taizong (太宗)son 子
father 父Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 52, passage 13
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 72 Volume 72 Book of Later Tang 48: Biographies 24: Zhang Chengye, Zhang Juhan, Ma Shaohong, Meng Hangqiong 1 passage
- New Book of Tang, Chapter 44 Volume 44 Treatises 39: Selecting and Appointing Officials 1 1 passage
- New Book of Tang, Chapter 52 Volume 52 Treatises 48: Finance and Economics 2 1 passage
Career and standing
- took the throne 即位Directly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 67
Places and affiliations
- Tang 唐Relation RuledDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 52, passage 13
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 66
Events and relationships
- Established zu yong diao foundations cited by criticsAdministrative · LawgiverDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 52, passage 13
- Established schoolsAdministrative · Issuer · At Chang'an 長安Directly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passages 66-68
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 66
References in the histories
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