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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
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)
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 having promised, Fa-shan then said: “Chang Kuo is a white spiritual bat which came out of primeval chaos.”
From Myths and Legends of China by Werner, E. T. C. (Edward Theodore Chalmers)
Letters, art and pageantry made the Court of Hsüan Tsung brilliant, but the splendour faded and his reign ended tragically in disaster and rebellion.
From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir
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