Xuanwu Gate Incident
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xuanwu-gate-incident-207-546623
title:
Xuanwu Gate Incident
text:
The Xuanwu Gate Incident was a palace coup for the throne of the Tang dynasty on 2 July 626, when Prince Li Shimin and his followers assassinated his brothers Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Prince Li Yuanji. Li Shimin, the second son of Emperor Gaozu, was in an intense rivalry with his brothers. He took control and set up an ambush at Xuanwu Gate, the northern gate leading to the Palace City within the imperial capital Chang'an. There, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were murdered by Li Shimin and his
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626 coup d'état in China
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xuanwu_Gate_Incident
date created:
2007-04-06T05:54:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T07:38:41Z
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