Xuanwu Gate Incident - Tang Taizong's Bloody Rise to Power - Tang Dynasty Origin 3

Li Shimin (Tang Taizong) has traditionally been considered one of the greatest emperor in Chinese if not the greatest. He seized power by launching a bloody coup against his brothers. But was it justified?

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0:00 Introduction
0:29 After Tang Dynasty's Founding
2:02 Li Shimin's Grand Adventures
3:02 Li Jiancheng's Worry
4:26 Li Jiancheng's Coup
5:35 Negotiating with the Eastern Turkic Khaganate
7:41 Li Jiancheng's Steps Up His Game
9:20 Li Yuanji's Plan
10:11 Xuanwu Gate Incident
12:11 Bloody Aftermath

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📚SOURCES:
Hing Ming Hung, 2013, Li Shi Min, Founding the Tang Dynasty
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Howard J. Wechsler, 1974 The Rise to Power of the Tang Dynasty: A Reassessment

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