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  • The Founding of the Tang: Li Yuan’s Rise to Power [Sui & Tang]

    Brief: This article tells the founding of the Tang Dynasty by Li Yuan. Amid Sui’s collapse, Li Yuan plotted a revolt in Taiyuan, outwitted Li Mi to seize Chang’an, and installed a puppet emperor. After Emperor Yang’s assassination, Li Yuan took the throne in 618, establishing Tang and ending the chaotic Sui regime.