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Li Yuanji
Fourth son of Emperor Gaozu and Prince of Qi who supported Li Jiancheng and was killed in the Xuanwu Gate Incident
Mural of the event “Xuanwu Gate Incident”, which this person took part in.
After the founding of Tang, Prince of Qin Li Shimin's military exploits were brilliant and his prestige was high, deeply unsettling Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Prince Qi Li Yuanji. The two camps launched a brutal imperial succession contest at court.
Also known as Prince of Qi · Prince of Chao · Li Sanlang
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Courtesy name Sanbao, the fourth son of Emperor Gaozu of Tang (Li Yuan), enfeoffed as Prince of Qi. During the Wude era, he allied with Crown Prince Li Jiancheng against Prince of Qin Li Shimin. During the Xuanwu Gate Incident in 626 CE, he was ambushed alongside Li Jiancheng and slain by Yuchi Jingde at the age of twenty-four. Later posthumously named Prince of Chao.
Life and times
Dates 603 CE–626 CE
- 626Xuanwu Gate IncidentTook partage 23
- 626Li Shimin Coup at Xuanwu Gateage 23