From the time when Empress Wende was buried in the tenth year of Zhenguan in Tang Dynasty (636) to the twenty-ninth year of Kaiyuan (743), the construction of Zhaoling took 107, with a circumference of 60 kilometers and an area of 200 square kilometers. * * There are more than 80 tombs/kloc-0, which are the "Eighteen Tombs of the Tang Dynasty" in Guanzhong and the imperial cemetery in China. It is a representative imperial mausoleum in the Tang Dynasty, and is known as "the famous mausoleum in the world".
Zhaoling is a physical witness of the early Tang Dynasty to its prosperous Tang Dynasty, and a rare treasure house of cultural relics for understanding and studying the politics, economy and culture of the autocratic monarchy in Tang Dynasty and even in China.
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Die of illness
In the twenty-third year of Zhenguan (649), Emperor Taizong fell ill (it is said that taking Tianzhu longevity medicine led to sudden illness), and the treatment eventually failed, so he ordered Li Zhi to act as an agent in Jinyemen.
In the 23rd year of Zhenguan (10,649), on May 26th, Taizong died in the Hanfeng Hall of Cuiwei Palace in Zhong Nanshan. Shi Wen, the first Qin Emperor, was buried in Zhaoling, whose temple name was Taizong.
Tang Gaozong added Wu Wen Sage in the first year of Shangyuan (674), Tianbao in the eighth year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty (749) and Xiaoguang in the thirteenth year of Tianbao (754).
General comments
Since ancient times, Li Shimin's literary martial arts have been praised and praised by people. Academic circles have positively affirmed his great talent and great contribution to the history of China. Li Shimin is an accomplished politician and strategist who played a leading role in the struggle against Sui and Tang Dynasties. The victory of Xuanwumen Revolution of Emperor Taizong objectively played a positive role in the development of social history in the early Tang Dynasty.
Emperor Taizong did not discriminate against ethnic minorities. Apart from invading Turkey and using force, he mainly dealt with ethnic issues by soft political means. Proper methods and enlightened policies are conducive to national unity and national unity.
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