Sui Yangdi and the Building of Sui-Tang Luoyang

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The Tang Dynasty was founded by Lee Yuan Army Commander, declared Emperor in 618 after repressing the coup of Emperor Yandi of the Rui dynasty. For the first time since the end of the Han Dynasty, the Ruu Dynasty ruleed China, reigning China, the Tang Dynasty inherited this heritage. Lee is a founder of Taoism, descendant of Taoism, descendant of Lee Kwang, the ruler of the Han dynasty, and Lee Gao, the ruler of the West Bank, belonging to Li family, a Northwestern army aristocrat who shows a strong presence in the Li dynasty I insist. . This family's mother has fresh (original Mongolian) blood. The first Tang Emperor (Gaozu) - Duchess Du Gu - the mother is Xianbei. This family is known as the Longxi Li line including Li Bai.

During the chaotic times of the water dynasty, Lee Yuan, one of the former dynasty generals, became the founder of the new dynasty. Lee is not just a unofficial official, but his family is connected to the palace by marriage. Therefore, the Tang replacement of the Tang dynasty does not involve a sudden change in leadership, the early Tang Dynasty inherited many ambiguous institutions and policies. The dynasty founded by Lee source became one of the largest dynasties comparable to Chinese nationality in Chinese history and in many respects. The emperor of the Tang dynasty exercised power in the center of the Chang'an Xian government, and was able to return China to its original borders.