Suzong, uneasy and predisposed to trust his new ally, believed the warning. He ordered special attendants posted to watch Xuanzong day and night in the Ganlu Hall, as Li Fuguo had demanded.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Suzong, uneasy and predisposed to trust his new ally, believed the warning. He ordered special attendants posted to watch Xuanzong day and night in the Ganlu Hall, as Li Fuguo had demanded.
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Oh Jack, 1. is ok but the rest..
2. Tang Xuanzong "ruled fine for 30 years, then fell in love, led to civil war, dynasty survives 100 years" closest fit.
3. They don't even have vizers/PM in Ming/Qing.
Most Emperors are "non-entity, system chugs along".
2. Tang Xuanzong "ruled fine for 30 years, then fell in love, led to civil war, dynasty survives 100 years" closest fit.
3. They don't even have vizers/PM in Ming/Qing.
Most Emperors are "non-entity, system chugs along".
There's basically three type of Chinese Emperor.
1. Absolute psychopath, regularly killed the equivalent of the contemporary European population for bants. Widely revered by the CCP.
2. Son of 1, - addicted to concubines, immediately collapses the dynasty.
3. Go master. Poisoned by Grand Vizier.
1. Absolute psychopath, regularly killed the equivalent of the contemporary European population for bants. Widely revered by the CCP.
2. Son of 1, - addicted to concubines, immediately collapses the dynasty.
3. Go master. Poisoned by Grand Vizier.
January 20, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Oh Jack, 1. is ok but the rest..
2. Tang Xuanzong "ruled fine for 30 years, then fell in love, led to civil war, dynasty survives 100 years" closest fit.
3. They don't even have vizers/PM in Ming/Qing.
Most Emperors are "non-entity, system chugs along".
2. Tang Xuanzong "ruled fine for 30 years, then fell in love, led to civil war, dynasty survives 100 years" closest fit.
3. They don't even have vizers/PM in Ming/Qing.
Most Emperors are "non-entity, system chugs along".
One of my favorite paintings from the Song Dynasty depicts the Tang Emperor Xuanzong (Minhuang) fleeing Chang'an before the city is captured during the An Lushan Rebellion.
It's a beautiful piece of art with an interesting and instructive story.
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It's a beautiful piece of art with an interesting and instructive story.
artsandculture.google.com/story/awVRKx...
Memory of a Golden Age: "Emperor Minghuang’s Journey to Shu" - Google Arts & Culture
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January 6, 2026 at 2:38 AM
One of my favorite paintings from the Song Dynasty depicts the Tang Emperor Xuanzong (Minhuang) fleeing Chang'an before the city is captured during the An Lushan Rebellion.
It's a beautiful piece of art with an interesting and instructive story.
artsandculture.google.com/story/awVRKx...
It's a beautiful piece of art with an interesting and instructive story.
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L'empereur Wongion Ubudu Xuanzong consentit à tout. Li Xinchuan rapporte que les envoyés mongols sélectionnèrent eux-mêmes Gungju parmi sept candidates pour être l'épouse de Chinggis Khan, car elle se distinguait par son élégance et son intelligence. 12/25
December 20, 2025 at 1:26 AM
L'empereur Wongion Ubudu Xuanzong consentit à tout. Li Xinchuan rapporte que les envoyés mongols sélectionnèrent eux-mêmes Gungju parmi sept candidates pour être l'épouse de Chinggis Khan, car elle se distinguait par son élégance et son intelligence. 12/25
"Forming the Knowledge of Fragrance in Song Dynasty Catalogues of Incense"
Qian Jia
"The Travels of Tang Emperor Xuanzong (r. 712–756)"
Paul W. Kroll
Review of The Rise of Modern Chinese Thought by Wang Hui
Don J. Wyatt
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Qian Jia
"The Travels of Tang Emperor Xuanzong (r. 712–756)"
Paul W. Kroll
Review of The Rise of Modern Chinese Thought by Wang Hui
Don J. Wyatt
3/
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Forming the Knowledge of Fragrance in Song Dynasty Catalogues of Incense"
Qian Jia
"The Travels of Tang Emperor Xuanzong (r. 712–756)"
Paul W. Kroll
Review of The Rise of Modern Chinese Thought by Wang Hui
Don J. Wyatt
3/
Qian Jia
"The Travels of Tang Emperor Xuanzong (r. 712–756)"
Paul W. Kroll
Review of The Rise of Modern Chinese Thought by Wang Hui
Don J. Wyatt
3/
wisdom and jest. The saying “riding a donkey while reading scriptures” captures his paradox: movement with reflection, rebellion with faith. When Emperor Xuanzong summoned him for glory and marriage, Zhang vanished instead into the mountains, choosing the freedom of the Dao over imperial chains.2/2
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
wisdom and jest. The saying “riding a donkey while reading scriptures” captures his paradox: movement with reflection, rebellion with faith. When Emperor Xuanzong summoned him for glory and marriage, Zhang vanished instead into the mountains, choosing the freedom of the Dao over imperial chains.2/2
Once inside the court circle, Du Fu tried to exercise the responsibilities of a loyal official. His loyalty to Xuanzong led him to petition for the release of a fellow minister who had been imprisoned during the crisis. This decision angered Emperor Suzong.
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Once inside the court circle, Du Fu tried to exercise the responsibilities of a loyal official. His loyalty to Xuanzong led him to petition for the release of a fellow minister who had been imprisoned during the crisis. This decision angered Emperor Suzong.
By 757, the Tang forces had retaken Chang'an. Emperor Xuanzong had abdicated after his desperate flight to Shu and the throne had passed to his son who became Emperor Suzong. Yet Xuanzong still held a place of authority within the reorganized court.
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
By 757, the Tang forces had retaken Chang'an. Emperor Xuanzong had abdicated after his desperate flight to Shu and the throne had passed to his son who became Emperor Suzong. Yet Xuanzong still held a place of authority within the reorganized court.
Du Fu had fled Chang'an during the earliest stages of the An Lushan Rebellion. The rebellion had torn through the Tang realm with terrifying speed. Chang'an had fallen. The imperial household had fled.
December 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Du Fu had fled Chang'an during the earliest stages of the An Lushan Rebellion. The rebellion had torn through the Tang realm with terrifying speed. Chang'an had fallen. The imperial household had fled.
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu (南宋 佚名 明皇幸蜀圖 軸)
(c 1150) In 745, after thirty-three years of able rule, the Tang emperor Xuanzong fell in love with the concubine Yang Guifei and became indifferent to his duties. When Yang’s favorite general, An Lushan, rebelled in 755, she was blamed.
(c 1150) In 745, after thirty-three years of able rule, the Tang emperor Xuanzong fell in love with the concubine Yang Guifei and became indifferent to his duties. When Yang’s favorite general, An Lushan, rebelled in 755, she was blamed.
December 7, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Emperor Xuanzong's flight to Shu (南宋 佚名 明皇幸蜀圖 軸)
(c 1150) In 745, after thirty-three years of able rule, the Tang emperor Xuanzong fell in love with the concubine Yang Guifei and became indifferent to his duties. When Yang’s favorite general, An Lushan, rebelled in 755, she was blamed.
(c 1150) In 745, after thirty-three years of able rule, the Tang emperor Xuanzong fell in love with the concubine Yang Guifei and became indifferent to his duties. When Yang’s favorite general, An Lushan, rebelled in 755, she was blamed.
On the one hand, yes. court politics were chaotic. On the other hand, this did not have as much effect on the overall stability or prosperity of the empire and the 680s seem to have been the Tang’s most prosperous decade. Also, Xuanzong was not a good emperor. He was a moron with some good regents.
November 28, 2025 at 2:52 AM
On the one hand, yes. court politics were chaotic. On the other hand, this did not have as much effect on the overall stability or prosperity of the empire and the 680s seem to have been the Tang’s most prosperous decade. Also, Xuanzong was not a good emperor. He was a moron with some good regents.
FUCK LI LONGJI/TANG XUANZONG. C TIER EMPEROR AT BEST. I DONT CARE IF HE RULED OVER “the Tang golden age” HE WAS COASTING OFF THE HARD WORK OF HIS GRANDMA FOR THE GOLDEN AGE AND THEN PLUNGED THE EMPIRE INTO CHAOS.
October 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
FUCK LI LONGJI/TANG XUANZONG. C TIER EMPEROR AT BEST. I DONT CARE IF HE RULED OVER “the Tang golden age” HE WAS COASTING OFF THE HARD WORK OF HIS GRANDMA FOR THE GOLDEN AGE AND THEN PLUNGED THE EMPIRE INTO CHAOS.
#BOTD in #MedievalChina: #Tang #唐 Emperor Li Heng 李亨 (Suzong 肅宗, 711–762; r. 756–762), who ascended the throne in the midst of the #AnLushanRebellion #安史之亂 while his father Li Longji 李隆基/Xuanzong 玄宗 was still alive, forcing the latter to retire. Both died in 762.
October 19, 2025 at 6:49 AM
#BOTD in #MedievalChina: #Tang #唐 Emperor Li Heng 李亨 (Suzong 肅宗, 711–762; r. 756–762), who ascended the throne in the midst of the #AnLushanRebellion #安史之亂 while his father Li Longji 李隆基/Xuanzong 玄宗 was still alive, forcing the latter to retire. Both died in 762.
October 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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My decree awarding you an iron certificate promising you won't be executed has prompted a lot of questions already answered by the iron certificate.
September 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
My decree awarding you an iron certificate promising you won't be executed has prompted a lot of questions already answered by the iron certificate.
#OTD in #MedievalChina: Li Longji 李隆基 (685–762), Emperor Xuanzong 玄宗 (r. 712–756) of Tang 唐 (618–907) elevates his concubine Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環 (719–756) to the status of 'favorite consort' (guifei 貴妃)—hence her better-known name Yang Guifei. #長恨歌
September 17, 2025 at 6:36 AM
#OTD in #MedievalChina: Li Longji 李隆基 (685–762), Emperor Xuanzong 玄宗 (r. 712–756) of Tang 唐 (618–907) elevates his concubine Yang Yuhuan 楊玉環 (719–756) to the status of 'favorite consort' (guifei 貴妃)—hence her better-known name Yang Guifei. #長恨歌
Yang Guifei (楊貴妃), born Yang Yuhuan, was the Tang emperor’s most cherished consort and one of China’s Four Beauties, praised as the “flower that shames all others.” Her love story with Emperor Xuanzong, however, turned tragic during the An Lushan Rebellion. 1/2
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September 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Yang Guifei (楊貴妃), born Yang Yuhuan, was the Tang emperor’s most cherished consort and one of China’s Four Beauties, praised as the “flower that shames all others.” Her love story with Emperor Xuanzong, however, turned tragic during the An Lushan Rebellion. 1/2
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#OTD: Li Longji 李隆基 (685–762, r. 712–756), temple name Xuanzong 玄宗, aka Illustrious Emperor 明皇, was not only born (685) but also ascended the throne of the Tang 唐 (618–907). #MedievalChina #長恨歌 #EverlastingSorrow #AnLushan #安史之亂 #ChineseHistory
September 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
#OTD: Li Longji 李隆基 (685–762, r. 712–756), temple name Xuanzong 玄宗, aka Illustrious Emperor 明皇, was not only born (685) but also ascended the throne of the Tang 唐 (618–907). #MedievalChina #長恨歌 #EverlastingSorrow #AnLushan #安史之亂 #ChineseHistory
#DOTD: Li Chen/Yi 李忱/怡, Tang Xuānzong 唐宣宗 (r. 846–59). 13th(?) son of Xianzong 憲宗 and uncle of the previous three emperors, he reverses the anti-Buddhist policies of Wuzong 武宗 (r.). Called 'Little Taizong' 小太宗, he is the last capable ruler of the Tang 唐.
September 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
#DOTD: Li Chen/Yi 李忱/怡, Tang Xuānzong 唐宣宗 (r. 846–59). 13th(?) son of Xianzong 憲宗 and uncle of the previous three emperors, he reverses the anti-Buddhist policies of Wuzong 武宗 (r.). Called 'Little Taizong' 小太宗, he is the last capable ruler of the Tang 唐.
The list in 2025:
- Qingxiang (263 BCE)
- Qing Shi Huang (206 BCE)
- Ai of Jin (368 AD)
- Muzong (824 AD)
- Wuzong (846 AD)
- Xuanzong (859 AD)
- Zhu Wen (912 AD)
- Li Bian (943 AD)
- Yongzheng (1735 AD)
Boyang gave a dog an "immortality" pill. It died at his feet. He then ate the pill... and died.
- Qingxiang (263 BCE)
- Qing Shi Huang (206 BCE)
- Ai of Jin (368 AD)
- Muzong (824 AD)
- Wuzong (846 AD)
- Xuanzong (859 AD)
- Zhu Wen (912 AD)
- Li Bian (943 AD)
- Yongzheng (1735 AD)
Boyang gave a dog an "immortality" pill. It died at his feet. He then ate the pill... and died.
September 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The list in 2025:
- Qingxiang (263 BCE)
- Qing Shi Huang (206 BCE)
- Ai of Jin (368 AD)
- Muzong (824 AD)
- Wuzong (846 AD)
- Xuanzong (859 AD)
- Zhu Wen (912 AD)
- Li Bian (943 AD)
- Yongzheng (1735 AD)
Boyang gave a dog an "immortality" pill. It died at his feet. He then ate the pill... and died.
- Qingxiang (263 BCE)
- Qing Shi Huang (206 BCE)
- Ai of Jin (368 AD)
- Muzong (824 AD)
- Wuzong (846 AD)
- Xuanzong (859 AD)
- Zhu Wen (912 AD)
- Li Bian (943 AD)
- Yongzheng (1735 AD)
Boyang gave a dog an "immortality" pill. It died at his feet. He then ate the pill... and died.
From the Qin onwards, rulers made pilgrimages to Taishan. Qin Shihuang performed the fengshan sacrifices there; Han emperors offered jade and silk at its altars; Tang Xuanzong left stone inscriptions on the slopes. 2/3
August 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
From the Qin onwards, rulers made pilgrimages to Taishan. Qin Shihuang performed the fengshan sacrifices there; Han emperors offered jade and silk at its altars; Tang Xuanzong left stone inscriptions on the slopes. 2/3
The doomed love of the Xuanzong emperor of the Tang, and concubine Yang, immortalized in the drama "The Palace of Ever-lasting Youth". Here Yang is being helped into the saddle by grooms as the emperor looks on lovingly. Musée Guimet
August 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The doomed love of the Xuanzong emperor of the Tang, and concubine Yang, immortalized in the drama "The Palace of Ever-lasting Youth". Here Yang is being helped into the saddle by grooms as the emperor looks on lovingly. Musée Guimet
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August 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
weibo.com/3524026890/P... call me a fat ass the way im about to ride xuanzong with my thick thighs like yang guifei
weibo.com/3524026890/P... like look at this taizong and xuanzong. im going feral.
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August 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
weibo.com/3524026890/P... like look at this taizong and xuanzong. im going feral.