Li Sujie (李素節) (646[1]-June 24, 690[2]), formally the Prince of Xu (許王), was an imperial prince of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. Events An edict of the Taika Reforms is promulgated in Japan Alexandria is recaptured by the Arabs after a Byzantine Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events By Place Asia Wu Zetian 's Zhou Dynasty begins in China (she was China's first and only female emperor ruling on her own 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 He was the fourth son of Emperor Gaozong, born of his one-time favorite Consort Xiao. 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 Consort Xiao, imperial consort rank Shufei (蕭淑妃 personal name unknown (d After Consort Xiao (along with Emperor Gaozong's wife Empress Wang were deposed and executed due to the machinations of Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian), Li Sujie was under the watchful eyes of Empress Wu, and was several times demoted on accusations of misbehavior. Empress Wang (王皇后 personal name unknown (d 655? was an Empress of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. Wu Zetian ( (625 – December 16, 705 In 705 she was overthrown in a coup and Emperor Zhongzong was returned to the throne In 690, with Empress Wu serving as empress dowager and regent over her son Emperor Ruizong, she began to massacre Tang imperial clan members in preparation of seizing the throne her self, and she summoned Li Sujie and his older brother Li Shangjin (李上金) to the then-capital Luoyang. Empress Dowager ( Chinese: 皇太后 Chinese, Korean Pronunciation: Hwang Tae Hu Japanese Pronunciation: Kōtaigō Vietnamese Pronunciation 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 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 Luoyang ( is a Prefecture-level city in western Henan province, People's Republic of China. When they arrived near Luoyang, Empress Dowager Wu had him strangled, while Li Shangjin committed suicide.
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Before Consort Xiao's death
Li Sujie was born in 646, when his father Li Zhi was crown prince under his grandfather Emperor Taizong. Events An edict of the Taika Reforms is promulgated in Japan Alexandria is recaptured by the Arabs after a Byzantine 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 Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. Emperor Taizong of Tang ( January 23, 599 &ndash July 10 649) personal name Lǐ Shìmín ( was the second emperor of the He was Li Zhi's fourth son, and he was born of Li Zhi's then-favorite concubine, Consort Xiao. Concubinage is the state of a woman or youth in an ongoing quasi-matrimonial relationship with a man of higher social status Consort Xiao, imperial consort rank Shufei (蕭淑妃 personal name unknown (d After Emperor Taizong's death in 649, Li Zhi succeeded him (as Emperor Gaozong), and in 651 created Li Sujie the Prince of Yong and gave him titularly the important post of prefect of the capital prefecture, Yong Prefecture (雍州, roughly modern Xi'an, Shaanxi). Events By Place Europe Reccaswinth succeeds his father Chindaswinth as king of the Visigoths. Events Europe Clovis II, king of Neustria and Burgundy, marries the future Saint Bathilde. UserEl_C --> Xi'an ( Postal map spelling: Sian is the Capital of the Shaanxi province in the ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess It was said that Li Sujie could recite 500-word ancient poems, and was studious in studying under the scholar Xu Qidan (徐齊聃). He was said to be much loved by Emperor Gaozong. When he grew older, he was made the prefect of Qi Prefecture (岐州, roughly modern Baoji, Shaanxi). Baoji (宝鸡 Pinyin: bǎo jī is a Prefecture-level city in southwest Shaanxi province, China. ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess
Meanwhile, Li Sujie's mother Consort Xiao was locked in a fierce romantic battle, allied with Emperor Gaozong's wife Empress Wang against Consort Wu (later known as Wu Zetian). Empress Wang (王皇后 personal name unknown (d 655? was an Empress of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty. Wu Zetian ( (625 – December 16, 705 In 705 she was overthrown in a coup and Emperor Zhongzong was returned to the throne In 655, Consort Wu accused Empress Wang and her mother Lady Liu of engaging in witchcraft, and in response, Emperor Gaozong deposed and imprisoned not only Empress Wang, but also Consort Xiao, replacing Empress Wang with Consort Wu. Events By Place Europe November 15 — Northumbrian king Oswiu defeats Mercian king Penda in the Soon thereafter, Empress Wang and Consort Xiao were executed on the new Empress Wu's orders.
After Consort Xiao's death
After Consort Xiao's death, Li Sujie drew Empress Wu's suspicions because he was born of Consort Xiao. In 657, Li Sujie's title was changed to the lesser title of Prince of Xun, and around the same time, he was demoted from Qian Prefecture to the less important Shen Prefecture (申州, roughly modern Xinyang, Henan). Events By Place Asia The Chinese Tang Dynasty under Emperor Gaozong of Tang defeats a Turkish army Xinyang ( is a Prefecture-level city in southeastern 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 Early in Emperor Gaozong's Qianfeng era (666-668), by Empress Wu's instigation, Emperor Gaozong further issued an edict that stated, "Because Sujie is chronically ill, he is not required to attend imperial gatherings at the capital," even though, in reality, Li Sujie was not ill, and effectively, the edict barred Li Sujie from the capital Chang'an. Number of the Beast if you were looking for the Events By Place Europe Childeric II succeeds Clotaire III as King of the Franks. Chang'an ( is an ancient Capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history. Saddened that he was not allowed to see his father, Li Sujie wrote an essay entitled, Commentary on Faithfulness and Filial Piety (忠孝論, which was already no longer extant during the Five Dynasties period). Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms ( 907-960 was an era of political upheaval in China, beginning in the Tang Dynasty and ending in the Song Dynasty. His cashier Zhang Jianzhi secretly submitted the essay to Emperor Gaozong. Zhang Jianzhi (張柬之 (625-706 Courtesy name Mengjiang (孟將 formally Prince Wenzhen of Hanyang (漢陽文貞王 was an official of the After Empress Wu read it, it drew her ire, and she falsely accused Li Sujie of corruption. In 676, Li Sujie was demoted to the title of Prince of Poyang, exiled to Yuan Prefecture (袁州, roughly modern Yichun, Jiangxi), and put under house arrest. Events By Place Europe Æthelred invades Kent. Asia In Japan Emperor Temmu ( Postal map spelling: Kiangsi is a southern province of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River
In 681, Empress Wu submitted a petition for Li Sujie and his older brother Li Shangjin the Prince of Qi to be forgiven their crimes. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Bulgars win the war with the Byzantine Empire; the latter signs a peace treaty which (Li Shangjin had been previously accused of similar offenses as Li Sujie's and was similarly put under house arrest. ) Emperor Gaozong made Li Sujie the prefect of Yue Prefecture (岳州, roughly modern Yueyang, Hunan), but still disallowed him and Li Shangjin to visit the capital. Administration The Yueyang metropolitan area is made up of six outlying districts two special districts and the city proper ( is a province of China, located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River and south of Lake Dongting (hence the name Hunan, meaning
Death
Around the new year 684, Emperor Gaozong died and was succeeded by Empress Wu's third son Li Xiǎn (as Emperor Zhongzong), but Empress Wu took on actual regent powers as empress dowager, and later in 684, when Emperor Zhongzong showed signs of disobeying her, she deposed him and replaced him with her fourth son Li Dan (as Emperor Ruizong), but held even firmer grip on power thereafter. Events By Place Asia Wu Ze Tian takes power in China The Ummayad caliph Muawiya II is succeeded by 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 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 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 In spring 684, she created Li Sujie the greater title of Prince of Ge and soon thereafter changed his title to Prince of Xu, making him the prefect of Jiang Prefecture (絳州, part of modern Yuncheng, Shanxi). Yuncheng ( is the southernmost Prefecture-level city in Shanxi Province, China. ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China.
In 690, Empress Dowager Wu was poised to take the throne herself as "emperor," and was carrying out massacres of Tang imperial clan members and others whom she perceived to be threats, using a number of secret police officers to carry out tortures and executions. Events By Place Asia Wu Zetian 's Zhou Dynasty begins in China (she was China's first and only female emperor ruling on her own Her powerful nephew Wu Chengsi instructed one of the secret police officers, Zhou Xing (周興), to falsely accuse Li Sujie and Li Shangjin of treason. Wu Chengsi ( Chinese: 武承嗣 Pinyin: Wǔ Chéngsì (d July 22, 698) formally Prince Xuan of Wei (魏宣王 was a nephew of She ordered them to report to Luoyang, which she had made capital. Luoyang ( is a Prefecture-level city in western Henan province, People's Republic of China. Li Sujie was heading to Luoyang from his then-post Shu Prefecture (舒州, roughly modern Anqing, Anhui), when he heard family members mourning a person's death crying bitterly, and he made the comment, "Dying of illness is fortunate and difficult to get. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Anqing administers 11 county-level divisions, including 3 districts, 1 County-level city Anhui (in Chinese: 安徽 Ānhuī) is a province of the People's Republic of China. Why do they cry?" As he was in Luoyang's vicinity, Empress Dowager Wu ordered that he be strangled. (Li Shangjin committed suicide. ) Empress Dowager Wu also killed nine of Li Sujie's sons, but four youngest sons were spared and imprisoned at Lei Prefecture (雷州, roughly modern Zhanjiang, Guangdong). Zhanjiang (湛江 French Fort-Bayard) is a Prefecture-level city in Guangdong province in southeast China. Guangdong ( EFEO: Kouangtong; Pinyin Guǎngdōng; Postal map spelling: Kwangtung) is a province on the After her death in 705, Emperor Zhongzong was restored to the throne, and Li Sujie was posthumously honored the Prince of Xu and reburied with honor near Emperor Gaozong's (and Empress Wu's) tomb. Alternate meanings Area code 705; Project 705; Life 705 Events By Place Asia February 20 His son Li Guan (李瓘) was created the Prince of Xu to succeed him, and later, during the reign of Li Sujie's nephew Emperor Xuanzong, two other sons, Li Lin (李琳) and Li Qiu (李璆) were created princes as well. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ( ( September 8, 685 Background Li Longji was born at the Tang Dynasty eastern capital Luoyang
Notes
- ^ The Book of Tang indicated that Li Sujie was five when he was created the Prince of Yong in 651, so if that is correct, he was born in 646. The Book of Tang ( or the Old Book of Tang (舊唐書/旧唐书 is the first classic work about the Tang Dynasty. Events Europe Clovis II, king of Neustria and Burgundy, marries the future Saint Bathilde. However, the Book of Tang also indicated that he was 42 when he died in 690, which would make him born in 648. Events By Place Asia Wu Zetian 's Zhou Dynasty begins in China (she was China's first and only female emperor ruling on her own Events By Topic Religion Pope Theodore I excommunicates Patriarch Paul II of Constantinople See Book of Tang, vol. 86[1]. The same ages were given in the New Book of Tang, vol. 81[2].
- ^ 兩千年中西曆轉換
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