Guo Zhengyi (郭正一) (d. September 10, 689[1]) was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Gaozong and the regency of Emperor Gaozong's wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian) over their son Emperor Zhongzong. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Events By Place Europe Battle of Coronate: The army of Cunincpert, king of the Lombards, defeats the followers of Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River ( valley in the Neolithic era The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by The chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝宰相 was an office that was semi-formally designated for a number of high level officials at one time during the Chinese Background and life as Prince of Jin Li Zhi was born in 628 He was the ninth son of his father Emperor Taizong, and the third son of his mother Emperor Taizong's wife A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor Wu Zetian ( (625 – December 16, 705 In 705 she was overthrown in a coup and Emperor Zhongzong was returned to the throne Background Li Xiǎn was born in 656 as the seventh son of his father Emperor Gaozong and the third son of his mother Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu
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It is not known when Guo Zhengyi was born. He was from Ding Prefecture (定州, roughly modern Baoding, Hebei). Baoding ( is a Prefecture-level city in Hebei province China. ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. He passed the imperial examination during the reign of Emperor Taizong, and subsequently served as a mid-level official at the legislative bureau of government (中書省, Zhongshu Sheng), as well as an imperial scholar. The Imperial examinations ( in Imperial China determined who among the population would be permitted to enter the state's Bureaucracy. Emperor Taizong of Tang ( January 23, 599 &ndash July 10 649) personal name Lǐ Shìmín ( was the second emperor of the
In 678, Tang forces commanded by the chancellor Li Jingxuan, suffered a major defeat at the hands of Tufan's general Lun Qinling (論欽陵), and the major general Liu Shenli (劉審禮) was captured. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The First Arab siege of Constantinople (674-678 ends The chancellor of the Tang Dynasty (唐朝宰相 was an office that was semi-formally designated for a number of high level officials at one time during the Chinese Li Jingxuan (李敬玄 (615-682 formally Duke Wenxian of Zhao (趙文憲公 was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as chancellor Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European In light of this major defeat, Emperor Gaozong asked his officials for the proper response against Tufan. Guo Zhengyi advocated going on the defensive for several years while regathering the people's strength, a proposal concurred in by other officials Liu Jingxian and Huangfu Wenliang (皇甫文亮), and Emperor Gaozong accepted the proposal. Liu Jingxian (劉景先 (d 689 né Liu Qixian (劉齊賢 was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as chancellor late
In 681, Guo was made the Mishu Shaojian (秘書少監), deputy head of the archival bureau as well as acting Zhongshu Shilang (中書侍郎), the deputy head of the legislative bureau. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Bulgars win the war with the Byzantine Empire; the latter signs a peace treaty which In 682, he was given the designation Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi (同中書門下平章事), making him a chancellor de facto. Events By Place Europe The first entry is made in the Welsh chronicle Brut y Tywysogion. It was said that because Guo had been at the legislative bureau for a long period and was familiar with how it was run, most of the edicts were drafted by him, and he was considered capable in this. In 683, when Emperor Gaozong became seriously ill, he had Guo, along with Pei Yan and Liu, assist his crown prince Li Zhe in handling important matters of state. 683 is a prime number Events By Place Americas The reign of Pacal the Great, ruler of Maya state of Palenque Pei Yan (裴炎 (d November 30, 684) Courtesy name Zilong (子隆 was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. Background Li Xiǎn was born in 656 as the seventh son of his father Emperor Gaozong and the third son of his mother Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu
Emperor Gaozong died in late 683 and was succeeded by his Li Zhe (as Emperor Zhongzong), but Emperor Gaozong's wife Empress Wu served as regent and empress dowager. 683 is a prime number Events By Place Americas The reign of Pacal the Great, ruler of Maya state of Palenque Wu Zetian ( (625 – December 16, 705 In 705 she was overthrown in a coup and Emperor Zhongzong was returned to the throne A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor Empress Dowager ( Chinese: 皇太后 Chinese, Korean Pronunciation: Hwang Tae Hu Japanese Pronunciation: Kōtaigō Vietnamese Pronunciation Soon after Emperor Zhongzong's ascension, around the new year 684, she made Guo Zhengyi the principal of the imperial university, no longer a chancellor. Events By Place Asia Wu Ze Tian takes power in China The Ummayad caliph Muawiya II is succeeded by Just a short time thereafter, Emperor Zhongzong, who displayed signs of independence, was deposed by Empress Dowager Wu and replaced by his brother Li Dan the Prince of Yu (as Emperor Ruizong). Background Li Xulun was born in 662 as the youngest son of Emperor Gaozong and his second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian
For the next few years, Guo was moved between several positions -- first as the prefect of Jin Prefecture (晉州, roughly modern Linfen, Shanxi), then the deputy head of the archival bureau (by this time known as Lintai Jian (麟臺監)), then acting prefect of Shan Prefecture (陝州, roughly modern Sanmenxia, Henan). Linfen ( is a Prefecture-level city in southern Shanxi province People's Republic of China. ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. Sanmenxia ( is a Prefecture-level city in western Henan province, People's Republic of China. Henan ( is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country He was serving as the prefect of Shan Prefecture as of 689, when Xu Jingzhen (徐敬真), the brother of Xu Jingye the Duke of Ying, who had led an unsuccessful rebellion against Empress Dowager Wu in 684, was captured after spending several years in hiding. Events By Place Europe Battle of Coronate: The army of Cunincpert, king of the Lombards, defeats the followers of Li Jingye (李敬業 (d December 29, 684) also known as Xu Jingye (徐敬業 was a grandson of the great Tang Dynasty general Li Shiji During the interrogation of Xu Jingzhen and Zhang Siming (張嗣明), a county magistrate who had assisted Xu Jingzhen in his years of hiding, Xu and Zhang implicated a large number of officials -- hoping that by doing so, they would be spared. Among those who were implicated were Guo, along with other key officials Zhang Guangfu, Zhang Chujin (張楚金), Yuan Wanqing (元萬頃), and Wei Yuanzhong. Zhang Guangfu (張光輔 (d August 24, 689) was an official and general of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty, serving as chancellor Wei Yuanzhong (魏元忠 (d 707 né Wei Zhenzai (魏真宰 formally Duke Zhen of Qi (齊貞公 was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Zhang Guangfu was executed, but Guo, Zhang Chujin, Yuan, and Wei were spared and exiled to the Lingnan region. Lingnan (嶺南 is a geographic area referring to lands in the south of China 's "Five Ranges" which are Tayu Qitian Dupang Mengzhu Yuecheng Guo, however, died while on the way to exile or in exile, and his assets were confiscated. [2]