玄武门之变

Traditional: 玄武門之變

Xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn

Dictionary entry

Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗

What does 玄武门之变 mean?

玄武门之变 (Xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗

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玄xuánblack · mysterious 武Wǔsurname Wu 门Ménsurname Men 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him 变biànto change · to become different

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Xuán wǔ mén zhī biàn

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