Emperor Gaozu of Tang
Founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty (566-635) (r. 618–626)
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He founded the Tang dynasty by rising against a collapsing regime in 617, installed a puppet emperor, then took the throne himself — only to be forced off it eight years later by the son who'd pushed him to rebel in the first place.
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Li Yuan was governor of the Shanxi region under the Sui dynasty, garrisoning the north and learning to manage the Göktürks. When the Sui fell apart in July 617, his second son Li Shimin urged him into open rebellion. Li Yuan declared himself "Great Chancellor," propped up a child puppet emperor named Yang You, then swept him aside in 618 to establish the Tang with himself as Emperor Gaozu. He and Li Shimin — now Prince of Qin — spent the next decade crushing rival warlords one by one until China was unified under Tang rule by 628. Gaozu lowered taxes, redistributed land, scrapped the Sui's bru…
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