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598 – 649Emperor Taizong of Tang (598-649)Died 10 July 649, aged 51Li Shimin, the second emperor of China's Tang dynasty, died at his palace in Chang'an after a long illness, possibly worsened by alchemical elixirs taken in search of immortality. His 23-year reign expanded Tang territory deep into Central Asia and is remembered as the Zhenguan era, a model of effective governance for later Chinese rulers. He was succeeded by his ninth son, Li Zhi, who became Emperor Gaozong.