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In the long reign of Hsüan Tsung China waged a double warfare against the Arabs and Tibetans.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
No further explanation of his symptoms was then given him and his uncle Hsüan Tsung was raised to the throne.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
He was the saviour of the T’ang dynasty from the depredations of the Turfans in the reign of the Emperor Hsüan Tsung.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
Hsüan Tsung, with bare head and feet, went to Chang Kuo as he had promised, and begged forgiveness for his indiscretion.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
And the la mei flower, 151; cure the Emperor Hsüan Tsung, 151; and the Spirit-boat, 151; subdue the demons of pestilence, 151.
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
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