For the 6th century general, see Li Xian (Northern Zhou general).
Crown Prince Zhanghuai
Li Xian
Crown Prince Zhanghuai
Figures in a cortege, from a mural of Li Xian's tomb at Qianling Mausoleum, dated 706 AD; each figure measures approximately 1.6 m (63 in) in height.
Crown Prince of Tang Dynasty
Reign
675-680
Predecessor
Li Hong
Successor
Emperor Zhongzong of Tang
Prince of Yong 雍王
Reign
673-675
Prince of Pei 沛王
Reign
662-673
Prince of Lu 潞王
Reign
655-662
Born
(655-01-29)29 January 655
Died
13 March 684(684-03-13) (aged 29)
Spouse
Lady Fang (Princess of Yong) Lady Zhang (Liangdi)
Issue
Li Guangshun, Prince of Lu Li Shouli Li Shouyi, Prince of Bi Princess Changshun
Father
Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Mother
Wu Zetian
Li Xian (Chinese: 李賢; pinyin: Lǐ Xián; Wade–Giles: Li Hsien) (29 January 655 – 13 March 684), courtesy name Mingyun (Chinese: 明允; pinyin: Míngyǔn), formally Crown Prince Zhanghuai (Chinese: 章懷太子; pinyin: Zhānghuái Tàizǐ), named Li De (Chinese: 李德; pinyin: Lǐ Dé) from 675 to 680, was a crown prince of the Chinese Tang Dynasty. He was the sixth son of Emperor Gaozong, and the second son of his second wife Empress Wu (later known as Wu Zetian). He was known for writing commentaries for the Book of Later Han, the official history of the Eastern Han Dynasty. He became crown prince in 675 after his older brother Li Hong's death (which traditional historians believed to be a poisoning by Empress Wu), but soon fell out of favor and generosity with Empress Wu herself and that's what caused his downfall. In 680, Empress Wu had her associates accuse Li Xian of treason, and he was demoted to commoner rank and exiled. In 684, after Emperor Gaozong's death, Empress Wu, then empress dowager, had her associate Qiu Shenji (丘神勣) visit Li Xian to force him to commit suicide.
In 706, his younger brother Emperor Zhongzong provided Li Xian with an honorable burial by interring his remains at the Qianling Mausoleum.
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from 706 and is found in a wall mural on a corridor leading to the tomb of Prince Zhang Huai at the Qianling Mausoleum site. Excavated in 1972, the frescoes...
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Issue: Empress Zhanghuai of the Pan clan (章懷皇后 潘氏; 968–989) Empress Zhangmu of the Guo clan (章穆皇后 郭氏; 975–1007) Zhao You, Crown Prince Daoxian (悼獻皇太子...
the Prince of Han (韓王), and she was given the title "Lady of Ju" (莒国夫人). She died four years later. She was posthumously honoured as Empress Zhanghuai (章懷皇后)...
the yuanlingpao was worn by both men and women. A group of eunuchs, PrinceZhanghuai's tomb, Tang dynasty, 706 AD. Figures in a cortege wearing round-collar...
legitimate claim for succession given that he was the senior son of Crown PrinceZhanghuai). In 711, under the suggestion of the chancellors Song Jing and Yao...
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