Hsüan Tsung
noun
a.d. 685–762, Chinese emperor of the Tang dynasty 712–756.
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Hsüan Tsung
American
[shyahn dzoong]
/ ˈʃüɑn ˈdzʊŋ /
(Pinyin)
Xuan Zong
noun
Hsüan-tsung
British
/ ˈʃwɑːn ˈtsɒŋ /
noun
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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.
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)
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
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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