Hsüan Tsung

American

[shyahn dzoong] / ˈʃüɑn ˈdzʊŋ /

(Pinyin) Xuan Zong

noun

a.d. 685–762, Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty 712–756.

Hsüan-tsung British

/ ˈʃwɑːn ˈtsɒŋ /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Chinese name for Xuan Zong

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No further explanation of his symptoms was then given him and his uncle Hsüan Tsung was raised to the throne.

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In the long reign of Hsüan Tsung China waged a double warfare against the Arabs and Tibetans.

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Letters, art and pageantry made the Court of Hsüan Tsung brilliant, but the splendour faded and his reign ended tragically in disaster and rebellion.

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But like Hsüan Tsung he came to a tragic end, and in 1126 was carried into captivity by the Kin Tartars among whom he died.

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And the la mei flower, 151; cure the Emperor Hsüan Tsung, 151; and the Spirit-boat, 151; subdue the demons of pestilence, 151.

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