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439:), an officer under Li Daozong, was not paying attention, and instead Goguryeo forces fought out from the breach and captured the part of the offensive earthworks that Li Daozong was responsible for, using it instead for defense. For this offense, Emperor Taizong executed Fu, and when Li Daozong, baring his feet to show remorse, requested forgiveness, Emperor Taizong rebuked him but kept him in command of his forces. Subsequently, with Ansi's defenses holding, Emperor Taizong withdrew, with Li Shiji and Li Daozong serving as the rear guard. After returning to Chang'an, Li Daozong offered to resign on account of illness, and Emperor Taizong made him the director of imperial clan affairs, a much less stressful position. 324:, Emperor Taizong cancelled the scheme, although Li Daozong's title remained Prince of Jiangxia and he remained the Prefect of E Prefecture. At one point, he was accused of corruption, and Emperor Taizong, in anger, removed him from the post and reduced his fief, but permitted him to return to his mansion as a prince. Eventually, he was made the minister of ceremonies. After 304:. Tang forces achieved initial victories, but Tuyuhun forces then burned the grazing grass to cut the food supplies to Tang horses. Most Tang generals wanted to withdraw, but Li Daozong advocated continued advance, and Li Jing agreed, eventually allowing complete victory, as Murong Fuyun was killed by his subordinates, allowing his son 332:
in 640, allowing Tang to annex Gaochang, Hou was unhappy that Emperor Taizong did not reward him as much as he expected and had further investigated him for stealing from the Gaochang treasury. Li Daozong, knowing that Hou was unhappy, warned Emperor Taizong that Hou may commit treason—a warning
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and killed them. He then effectively forced Emperor Gaozu to create him crown prince and then yield the throne to him (as Emperor Taizong). He recalled Li Daozong from Ling Prefecture, first to serve as the director of vassal affairs, and then as the chief judge of the supreme court. Later on,
433:, although whether that was his real name is unknown) would attack them from the rear. Emperor Taizong therefore continued to siege Ansi. During Ansi's siege, part of Ansi's city walls collapsed, and Tang forces had an opportunity to enter, but at that time, Fu Fu'ai ( 311:
In 637, as part of Emperor Taizong's scheme to bestow prefectures on his relatives and great generals and officials as their permanent domains, Li Daozong's title was changed to Prince of Jiangxia, and he was given the post of prefect of E Prefecture (roughly modern
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Historical accounts indicate that Li Daozong died at the age of 53, and died during the journey to his place of exile after he was exiled in 653, without reaching the place of exile. That appears to be some evidence that he died in 653, but is not conclusive. See
465:) the Prince of Jing as emperor. Zhangsun expanded the scope of the investigations and, in spring 653, the co-conspirators were killed. However, as Zhangsun and Chu both had rivalries with Li Daozong, they exiled Li Daozong, as well as the chancellor 186:
the Prince of Qin in resisting Liu, and at his suggestion, Li Shimin did not engage Liu immediately, choosing to wear out Liu's food supplies, eventually allowing Li Shimin to defeat Liu. Further, during the campaign, Li Daozong and
475:), to Xiang Prefecture. Li Daozong died on the way to his place of exile, at the age of 53, probably in 656. Later, after Zhangsun's and Chu's own downfalls (at the hands of Emperor Gaozong's wife 652: 662: 647: 421:), Emperor Taizong became bogged down in his siege of Ansi, and Li Daozong suggested, instead, that he skip Ansi and directly attack the Goguryeo capital 657: 160:
as its Emperor Gaozu. He created many of his relatives with nobility titles, Li Daozong was created the Duke of Lüeyang. In 619, a major Tang enemy
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when Emperor Taizong was planning to attack Eastern Tujue, he again made Li Daozong the commandant at Ling Prefecture. In 630, when the general
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opposed, believing that if they did not capture Ansi first, Ansi's defender (a capable general known in Korean popular legends as
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launched the attack on Eastern Tujue, Li Daozong served under him, and eventually participated in the capture of Eastern Tujue's
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that Emperor Taizong did not believe, but later, in 643, after Hou was implicated in a plot with the crown prince
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and on the path to take over the throne. Li Zhang's sons were not killed, however, and one of them, Li Shao (
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served as the lead chancellors. In 652, a plot was discovered, centered around Empress Taizong's daughter
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and her husband Fang Yi'ai that, allegedly, sought to install Emperor Taizong's brother Li Yuanjing (
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was against further advancement, however, conflicted with Hou Junji's biography, which stated that
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and fearful that Li Jiancheng was about to kill him, ambushed Li Jiancheng and another brother,
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accepted the version that had Hou being the one who advocated further advance. See
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In 641, Li Daozong sent his daughter, who was adopted by Emperor Taizong and titled
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In 634, Li Daozong again served under Li Jing, this time in an operation against
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It was said that late in his life, Li Daozong was studious and humble. The
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In 649, Emperor Taizong died and was succeeded by his second crown prince,
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to surrender, and Yuchi later became an important general under Li Shimin.
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the Dingyang Khan attacked and captured most of Tang's holdings in modern
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mentioned that he was 16 in 619, and therefore these dates are used here.
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In 626, Li Shimin, then in an intense rivalry with his older brother
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and her associates), Li Daozong's posts were posthumously restored.
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the Prince of Rencheng, created Li Daozong the Prince of Rencheng.
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and executed, reminded Li Daozong about and thanked him for.
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In 645, Li Daozong accompanied Emperor Taizong in attacking
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Li Daozong was then made the commandant at Ling Prefecture (
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the Emperor of Liang attacked with assistance from Eastern
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Ashina Duobi, with Li Daozong's assistant Zhang Baoxiang (
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This account, contained in Li Daozong's biography in the
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Li Daozong was probably born in 603, during the reign of
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was the one who supported further advancement. Compare
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to be the most capable princes early in Tang history.
425:. Emperor Taizong initially agreed, but Li Shiji and 375:, and he served as assistant to the forward commander 64:. In 653, during the reign of Emperor Taizong's son 653:Tang dynasty generals at war against the Göktürks 442: 274:the Prince of Qi, who supported Li Jiancheng, at 257: 619: 182:). Li Daozong served under Emperor Gaozu's son 96: 663:Tang dynasty generals at war against Xueyantuo 648:Tang dynasty generals at war against Goguryeo 470: 460: 434: 408: 394: 380: 344:, to Tibet to be married to the Tibetan king 288: 233: 227: 213: 199: 169: 144: 134: 120: 106: 88: 35: 348:, as a part of the treaty of peace between 658:Tang dynasty generals at war against Tibet 516: 514: 93:). Li Daozong died on the way to exile. 139:) to kill Yang Jian while Yang Jian was 105:(Yang Jian). His grandfather Li Zhang ( 379:. In summer 645, they captured Gaemo ( 308:, whom Tang supported, to become khan. 620: 511: 191:were able to persuade Liu's general 156:in 617, and by 618 had established 13: 486:praised Li Daozong and his cousin 14: 684: 44:of China. He was a cousin of the 40:), was an imperial prince of the 125:), the grandfather of the major 554: 471: 443:During Emperor Gaozong's reign 435: 395: 289: 258:During Emperor Taizong's reign 228: 200: 170: 89: 1: 643:Tang dynasty imperial princes 469:and the general Zhishi Sili ( 75:, and Zhangsun exiled him to 564:, which further stated that 149:), was Li Daozong's father. 97:During Emperor Gaozu's reign 7: 673:Transition from Sui to Tang 493: 10: 689: 115:official and a son of the 461: 409: 381: 234: 214: 152:Li Yuan rebelled against 145: 135: 121: 107: 36: 24: 505: 364:) and then returned to 212:). When Liang Luoren ( 168:and approached Hedong ( 232:) from the Wuyuan ( 154:Emperor Yang of Sui 638:Sui dynasty people 545:. 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Index

Chinese
courtesy name
Tang dynasty
Emperor Taizong
Eastern Tujue
Tuyuhun
Goguryeo
Xueyantuo
Emperor Gaozong
chancellor
Zhangsun Wuji
Xiang Prefecture
Laibin
Guangxi
Emperor Wen of Sui
Northern Zhou
Western Wei
Sui dynasty
Li Yuan
regent
Emperor Yang of Sui
Tang dynasty
Liu Wuzhou
Shanxi
Yuncheng
Shanxi
Li Shimin
Yuwen Shiji
Yuchi Gong
Yinchuan

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