Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

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Life

In 687 he was enfeoffed as Prince of Chu, and in 693 he was given the title Prince of Linzi; from 705 to 708 he served as Weiwei Shaoqing.[6] In 710, when Empress Wei ruled through a forged edict, Longji planned the counter-action, raised troops against her, helped install his father Ruizong as emperor, and was appointed Dianzhong Jian; during the Tanglong era he was advanced to Prince of Ping.[7]

After Ruizong’s accession, Longji became crown prince and regent; he ascended the throne in the seventh month of the first year of the Yanhe era, 712.[8] The chronology is counted in different ways: his rule is dated either from 712 to 756 or from 713 to 756, and its length is given as either forty-four or forty-five years.[9] In the seventh month of 756 he abdicated and was installed as the retired emperor, Shanghuang Tiandi.[10]

Rule and later years

At the beginning of his reign, Yao Chong and Song Jing served as chief ministers, with Zhang Jiuling among those later appointed; they addressed abuses, strengthened the state, and helped establish the Kaiyuan era’s government. The first thirty years of his rule are also described as an unparalleled Tang golden age.[11] During the Kaiyuan era, court banquets, excursions, and farewell gatherings often included commands to compose poetry, producing a notable flourishing of poetic exchange.[12]

In the later part of his reign, Xuanzong favored Yang Guifei, while Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong successively dominated the government. His absorption in pleasure, extravagance, administrative neglect, and reliance on An Lushan brought politics into decline.[13] In 755, An Lushan rebelled; after Tong Pass fell, Xuanzong fled to Shu, while Crown Prince Li Heng proclaimed himself emperor at Lingwu and Xuanzong was honored as retired emperor.[14] After the two capitals were recovered, he returned to the capital and lived in the Western Interior; many of his attendants were demoted, and he died in despondency.[15]

Literary and cultural work

Xuanzong was skilled in riding and archery, versed in music and calendrical and astronomical learning, knowledgeable about musical tones, accomplished in calligraphy, and able in poetry and prose; he was especially noted for clerical script.[16] In the third year of the Tianbao era, Li Bai served at the Hanlin, drafted imperial pronouncements, and was repeatedly summoned to compose and attend banquets because Xuanzong valued his talent.[17]

The Xuanzong ji is lost, while the Complete Tang Poems preserves one volume of his poetry; the supplementary collections add eight poems and one poem preface.[18] Works explicitly listed under his authorship include the one-volume Shitai Xiaojing, the one-volume Xiaojing with a collation record, the nine-volume Xiaojing Zhengyi, two nine-volume versions of Xiaojing zhusou with either a collation record or textual notes, the one-volume Kaiwu Yinyi, the one-volume Kaiyuan Wenzi Yinyi, the four-volume Imperial Commentary on the True Scripture of the Dao and Its Virtue, and the ten-volume Imperial Subcommentary on that scripture.[19] Other associated titles include Xiaojing zhu, Daode jing zhu, Daode jing shu, Jingang bore jing zhu, Kaiyuan Guangji Fang, and Yunying; a ci lyric titled Hao Shiguang is also preserved.[20]

Later poetic criticism said that Minghuang “opened the broad and lucid atmosphere of the High Tang.” Wang Shizhen judged that Xuanzong’s ornate brilliance fell short of Emperor Taizong’s, but that his骨氣 was superior, and added that even if Yan and Xu had drafted the poems and Shen and Song polished them, they would have gone no further.[21]

TimelineCBDB

  1. 687 諸王 垂拱
  2. 693 郡王 長壽
  3. 705 衛尉少卿 神龍
  4. 710 同中書門下三品 景龍
  5. 710 押左右萬騎 景龍
  6. 710 殿中監 景龍
  7. 710 諸王 景龍
  8. 711 皇太子 景雲
  9. 712 皇帝 先天
  10. 756 太上皇 天寶

Office recordsCBDB

OfficeFromToEraPosting
諸王687垂拱
郡王693長壽臨淄郡
衛尉少卿705708神龍
同中書門下三品710景龍
押左右萬騎710景龍
殿中監710景龍
諸王710景龍
皇太子711景雲
皇帝712先天
太上皇756天寶
Year unknown1
OfficeEraPosting
皇帝Era unknownUnknown

FamilyCBDB

RelationNameLife
祖父李氏(唐玄宗孫女)734–754
父李旦(唐睿宗)662–716
父李氏(李隆基女)–
父李氏(李隆基女)–
父李蟲娘(李隆基女)–
岳父楊知慶–
妾之父楊珣–
母竇氏(昭成皇后)–693
妻子王氏(玄宗廢后)–724
妻子董氏(唐玄宗嬪妃)–
第一任妻楊氏(元獻皇后)–729
妾楊玉環719–756
妾江采蘋–756
女兒李真陽–
女兒李洽–
女兒李氏(萬春公主)–771
女兒李氏(太華公主)–771
女兒李氏–771
女兒李氏(衞國公主)–771
女兒李氏(咸宜公主)–771
女兒李氏(楚國公主)–771
女兒李氏(常芬公主)–771
女兒李氏(唐昌公主)–771
女兒李氏(常山公主)–771
女兒李氏(晉國公主)–771
女兒李氏–771
女兒李氏(臨晉公主)–771
女兒李氏(真陽公主)–771
女兒李氏–771
女兒李氏–771
女兒李氏–771
女兒李氏(宋國公主)–771
女兒李氏(廣寧公主)–771
女兒李氏(壽光公主)–771
女兒李氏(樂城公主)–771
女兒李氏(壽安公主)–771
女兒李氏(寧親公主)–
女兒李氏(興信公主)–
子李亨(唐肅宗)711–762
子李瑁(壽王)–771
子李琮–771
子李瑛–771
子李琰–771
子李瑤–771
子李琬–771
子李琚–771
子李璲–771
子李璬–771
子李璘–771
子李玢–771
子李環–771
子李珵–771
子李玭–771
子李珪–771
子李珙–771
子李瑱–771
子李璿–771
女婿蘇震–
女婿蕭衡–
女婿楊洄–
女婿楊說–
女婿薛談–
女婿竇鍔–
女婿竇繹–
女婿源清–
女婿裴玲–
女婿裴齊丘–
女婿崔嵩–
女婿獨孤明–
女婿張垍–757
女婿張去奢688–747
女婿楊錡–
女婿裴潁–781
女婿楊朏–806
女婿温西華–780
女婿崔惠童–767
女婿薛鏽–775
女婿豆盧建–763
女婿吳澄江–808
女婿蘇發–
女婿薛履謙–
女婿郭液–
女婿楊徽–
女婿程昌胤–
女婿蘇克貞–
女婿竇澤–
女婿鄭潛曜–
第二任女婿蘇震–
第二任女婿姜慶初–
第一任女婿源清–
姪孫;從孫李某739–792
孫李儼725–765
孫女李氏(李洽女)735–752
孫女李氏(郯國公主)729–786
孫女李氏(王某妻)732–780
直系後裔李–
祖母武曌(武則天)624–705

AliasesCBDB

  • 三郎 未詳
  • 唐明皇 未詳
  • 明皇 未詳
  • 玄宗 廟號
  • 至道大聖大明孝皇帝 諡號

StatusCBDB

  • 工於文
  • [皇帝]

AssociationsCBDB

PersonRelationYears
李白欣賞/器重–
韋氏(中宗韋后)其(或追隨者)殺害韋氏(中宗韋后)–
李裹兒(安樂公主)其(或追隨者)殺害李裹兒(安樂公主)710–
李白禮待–
薛令之贈詩、文–
李世民(唐太宗)贈詩、文–
楊玉環贈詩、文–
宋璟贈詩、文–
張說贈詩、文–
李邕贈詩、文–
源光裕贈詩、文–
源乾曜贈詩、文–
裴寬贈詩、文–
王晙贈詩、文–
司馬承禎贈詩、文–
許景先贈詩、文–
崔日知贈詩、文–
寇泚贈詩、文–
李憲(唐讓皇帝)贈詩、文–
李輔國贈詩、文–
鄭溫琦贈詩、文–
鄭放贈詩、文–
劉晃贈詩、文–
康昭遠贈詩、文–
唐昭遠贈詩、文–
裴觀贈詩、文–
鄧紫陽贈詩、文–
崔誠贈詩、文–
崔志廉贈詩、文–
魏光乘贈詩、文–
竇建德贈詩、文–
李抱樸贈詩、文–
李昇期贈詩、文–
李隆業贈詩、文–
袁仁恭贈詩、文–
藤原清河贈詩、文–
蔣挺贈詩、文–
薛季昌贈詩、文–
陸堅贈詩、文–
金憲英贈詩、文–
張九齡收到張九齡的贈詩、文–
蘇頲收到蘇頲的贈詩、文–
蕭嵩收到蕭嵩的贈詩、文–
賀知章收到賀知章的贈詩、文–
韓休收到韓休的贈詩、文–
姚崇收到姚崇的贈詩、文–
徐堅收到徐堅的贈詩、文–
康駢收到康駢的贈詩、文–
褚琇收到褚琇的贈詩、文–
韋安石收到韋安石的贈詩、文–
韋抗收到韋抗的贈詩、文–
韋濟收到韋濟的贈詩、文–
蘇晉收到蘇晉的贈詩、文–
宋璟收到宋璟的贈詩、文–
韋元旦收到韋元旦的贈詩、文–
崔禹錫收到崔禹錫的贈詩、文–
崔翹收到崔翹的贈詩、文–
席豫收到席豫的贈詩、文–
姜晞收到姜晞的贈詩、文–
姜皎收到姜皎的贈詩、文–
魏知古收到魏知古的贈詩、文–
崔沔收到崔沔的贈詩、文–
盧懷慎收到盧懷慎的贈詩、文–
裴漼收到裴漼的贈詩、文–
裴光庭收到裴光庭的贈詩、文–
張嘉貞收到張嘉貞的贈詩、文–
李元紘收到李元紘的贈詩、文–
韋述收到韋述的贈詩、文–
趙冬曦收到趙冬曦的贈詩、文–
孫逖收到孫逖的贈詩、文–
王維收到王維的贈詩、文–
胡皓收到胡皓的贈詩、文–
李暠收到李暠的贈詩、文–
蘇綰收到蘇綰的贈詩、文–
祖詠收到祖詠的贈詩、文–
李林甫收到李林甫的贈詩、文–
李白收到李白的贈詩、文–
苗晉卿收到苗晉卿的贈詩、文–
李泌收到李泌的贈詩、文–
崔國輔收到崔國輔的贈詩、文–
劉禹錫收到劉禹錫的贈詩、文–
張杲收到張杲的贈詩、文–
王昌齡收到王昌齡的贈詩、文–
王翰收到王翰的贈詩、文–
劉昇收到劉昇的贈詩、文–
劉廷琦收到劉廷琦的贈詩、文–
張祜收到張祜的贈詩、文–
張諤收到張諤的贈詩、文–
陳希烈收到陳希烈的贈詩、文–
釋貫休收到釋貫休的贈詩、文–
袁暉收到袁暉的贈詩、文–
徐楚璧收到徐楚璧的贈詩、文–
曹松收到曹松的贈詩、文–
崔日用收到崔日用的贈詩、文–
崔泰之收到崔泰之的贈詩、文–
程則收到程則的贈詩、文–
竇弘餘收到竇弘餘的贈詩、文–
蔡希周收到蔡希周的贈詩、文–
李憕收到李憕的贈詩、文–
宇文融收到宇文融的贈詩、文–

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ExaminationsCBDB

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WorksCBDB

TitleRoleYearEra
周易大衍論
唐六典
太一樞會賦注
孝經注
玄宗集
聖神祖玄元皇帝太淸宮祠令
道徳經疏
道德經注
金剛般若經注
金鳳樂
開元廣濟方
韻英
石臺孝經 一卷撰著者
孝經 一卷 附校刊記 一卷撰著者
孝經正義 九卷撰著者
孝經注疏 九卷 附校勘記 九卷撰著者
孝經注疏 九卷 附考證撰著者
開母音義一卷撰著者
開元文字音義一卷撰著者
唐玄宗禦注道德真經四卷撰著者
唐玄宗禦製道德真經疏十卷撰著者

Citations

  1. [1] Identity and standard dates Li Longji is identified as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the seventh Tang emperor, also known as Tang Minghuang, with the commonly given dates 685–762.
    • CBDBLi Longji (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang) (19244)The main record gives Li Longji’s name, the identification with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, the years 685 and 762, and his Tang affiliation.
    • WikidataEmperor Xuanzong of Tang (Q9746)The entity is labeled Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and described as the seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty.
    • Souyun李隆基 (15178)The biographical entries identify him as Tang Xuanzong or a Tang emperor, call him Tang Minghuang, and give the standard 685–762 dates.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李隆基 (A000291)The authority record names Li Longji, places him in the Tang dynasty, gives 685 and 762, and identifies his temple name.
  2. [2] Conflicting birth and death dates The snapshot preserves an additional 682 birth claim, 761 and 767 death claims, and two different specific dates in 762.
  3. [3] Temple and posthumous names His temple name was Xuanzong and his posthumous title was Zhidao Dasheng Daming Xiao Huangdi.
  4. [4] Origin and birthplace traditions The recorded origin is variously Chang’an or Chengji in Longxi, with Qin’an in modern Gansu specified for the latter; another field gives the Eastern Capital as birthplace.
  5. [5] Family and alternative names Xuanzong was Ruizong’s third son, his mother was Dou, Consort De, and the listed alternative names include Tang Minghuang, Minghuang, Sanlang, and 阿瞞.
    • CBDBLi Longji (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang) (19244)The kinship records identify his father as Li Dan, Emperor Ruizong, and his mother as Dou; the alternative-name records include Sanlang, Tangminghuang, and Minghuang.
    • Souyun李隆基 (15178)The biographical entries call him Ruizong’s third son and note the name Tang Minghuang.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李隆基 (A000291)The authority note identifies his parents, while its aliases include Tang Minghuang, Sanlang, and 阿瞞.
    • WikidataEmperor Xuanzong of Tang (Q9746)The alias collection also includes Tang Minghuang and Sanlang.
  6. [6] Early titles and office He was Prince of Chu in 687, Prince of Linzi in 693, and Weiwei Shaoqing from 705 to 708.
    • CBDBLi Longji (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang) (19244)The office records provide the 687 and 693 titles and the 705–708 dates for Weiwei Shaoqing.
    • Souyun李隆基 (15178)The biographical account states that he was made Prince of Chu in the third year of Zhengong and Prince of Linzi in the second year of Changshou.
  7. [7] The 710 coup In 710 he planned the action against Empress Wei, helped enthrone Ruizong, became Dianzhong Jian, and was advanced to Prince of Ping; one association record qualifies the killing as by him or his followers.
    • Souyun李隆基 (15178)The biographical entries directly describe the 710 counter-action, the killing of Empress Wei, the enthronement of Ruizong, the Dianzhong Jian appointment, and the promotion to Prince of Ping.
    • CBDBLi Longji (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang) (19244)The office record confirms the 710 Dianzhong Jian appointment, while the association record describes the killing of Empress Wei as by him or his followers.
  8. [8] Regency and accession After Ruizong became emperor, Longji was crown prince and regent, and he ascended the throne in Yanhe 1, the seventh month of 712.
  9. [9] Different reign reckonings The sources preserve both 712–756 and 713–756 as reign dates, and both forty-four and forty-five years as the reign length.
  10. [10] Abdication In July 756 he abdicated and was installed as Shanghuang Tiandi, the retired emperor.
  11. [11] Kaiyuan government Yao Chong, Song Jing, and Zhang Jiuling served as chief ministers or leading ministers in the early reign, when abuses were addressed, the state strengthened, and Kaiyuan government emerged; the first thirty years are called a Tang golden age.
    • Souyun李隆基 (15178)The biographical entries name Yao Chong, Song Jing, and Zhang Jiuling, describe reforms and strong state power, and call the period Kaiyuan government.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李隆基 (A000291)The authority note calls the first thirty years Kaiyuan government and an unprecedented Tang golden age.
  12. [12] Kaiyuan poetic exchanges Poetry was regularly commanded at Kaiyuan banquets, excursions, and farewell gatherings, producing a flourishing of poetic exchange.
    • Souyun李隆基 (15178)The poetic criticism describes Kaiyuan court pleasure, excursions and farewells, repeated commands to compose, and the flourishing of poetic singing.
  13. [13] Later political decline In the later reign Xuanzong favored Yang Guifei, Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong successively dominated government, and pleasure, extravagance, neglect of administration, and reliance on An Lushan brought political decline.
    • Souyun李隆基 (15178)The biographical entries describe his favor toward Yang Guifei, the successive dominance of Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, pleasure, extravagance, corruption, and worsening affairs.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李隆基 (A000291)The authority note specifically connects administrative neglect and reliance on An Lushan with the later crisis.
    • CBDBLi Longji (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang) (19244)The kinship record identifies Yang Yuhuan as one of Xuanzong’s consorts.
  14. [14] Rebellion and flight to Shu An Lushan rebelled in 755; after Tong Pass fell Xuanzong fled to Shu, while Li Heng proclaimed himself emperor at Lingwu and Xuanzong became retired emperor.
  15. [15] Return and death After the two capitals were recovered, Xuanzong returned, lived in the Western Interior, saw his attendants demoted, and died in despondency.
    • Souyun李隆基 (15178)The biographical entries describe the return to the Western Interior, the demotion of attendants, despondent death, and the return after recovery of both capitals.
  16. [16] Cultural abilities The records describe Xuanzong as skilled in riding and archery, music, calendrical and astronomical learning, tones, calligraphy, poetry, prose, and clerical script.
    • Souyun李隆基 (15178)The biographical entries describe riding and archery, music and calendrical learning, musical knowledge, calligraphy, poetry, prose, and clerical script.
    • DILA Buddhist Authority Database李隆基 (A000291)The authority note describes his interest in the arts and ability in musical composition.
    • CBDBLi Longji (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang) (19244)The status record characterizes him as accomplished in writing.
  17. [17] Xuanzong and Li Bai In Tianbao 3, Li Bai served at the Hanlin, drafted imperial words, and was repeatedly summoned to compose and attend banquets because Xuanzong valued his talent.
    • CBDBLi Longji (Emperor Xuanzong of Tang) (19244)The association records describe Li Bai at the Hanlin in Tianbao 3, drafting imperial words, being summoned to compose, and attending banquets because the emperor valued his talent.
  18. [18] Lost collection and surviving poetry The Xuanzong ji is described as lost; one volume of poetry survives in the Complete Tang Poems, with eight further poems and one preface in supplementary collections.
  19. [19] Attributed works The works explicitly marked as authored include writings on the Xiaojing, phonetic glosses, and the Daode jing, with the recorded volumes and appendices.
  20. [20] Other titles and ci lyric Other associated titles include commentaries on the Xiaojing and Daode jing, a Buddhist commentary, a medical formulary, and a rhyme work; Hao Shiguang is preserved as a ci lyric.
  21. [21] Later poetic criticism Later critics associated Minghuang with the broad, lucid atmosphere of the High Tang; Wang Shizhen contrasted Xuanzong’s ornate brilliance with Emperor Taizong’s while praising his superior bone and force, and made the comparison with Yan, Xu, Shen, and Song.
    • Souyun李隆基 (15178)The poetic criticism describes Minghuang as opening the broad, lucid High Tang atmosphere and preserves Wang Shizhen’s comparison of ornate brilliance, bone and force, and the work of Yan, Xu, Shen, and Song.