#medievalchina — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #medievalchina, aggregated by home.social.
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#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
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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). #MedievalTwitter #MedievalChina #長恨歌 #EverlastingSorrow #AnLushan #安史之亂 #ChineseHistory
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#DOTD: Yuan Shao 袁紹 (?154–202), warlord of the late Eastern Han 東漢. Defeated by Cao Cao 曹操 (155–220) at the Battle of Guandu 官渡之戰 in 200. #MedievalChina #ChineseHistory #ThreeKingdoms #三國
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#BOTD: Li Dan 李旦 (662–716), Tang #唐 Ruizong 睿宗 (r. 684–690; 710–12). #MedievalChina #Restoration #中興
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#DOTD: Xiao Tong 蕭統 (501–31), Crown Prince Zhaoming 昭明太子 of the Southern Liang #梁 (502–57) and compiler of Selections of Refined Literature #文選, the #vademecum of every well-educated person in #MedievalChina, translated, among other, by Erwin Ritter von Zach (1872–1942).
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#DOTD 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.
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#OTD in #MedievalChina: The Shatuo 沙陀 general Li Cunxu 李存勗 (Zhuangzong 莊宗, 885–926, r. 923–926) declares himself emperor of the restored or Latter #Tang 後 #唐, one of the #FiveDynasties #五代 (907–960) in #ChineseHistory #ImperialChina #Restoration
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#OTD in #MedievalChina: Li Zhu 李柷 (né Zuo 祚, Emperor Ai 哀帝 or Zhaoxuan 照宣帝, 892–908; r. 904–907) cedes the throne 禪讓 to Zhu Wen 朱溫 (Quanzhong 全忠, Liang Taizu 梁太祖), marking the end of #Tang #唐 after 289 years (618–907).#FiveDynasties #TangSongTransition #唐宋變革