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Events on Sunday 15 July 649 1
649Gaozong ascends the Tang throneThird emperor of the Tang dynasty begins his reignLi Zhi, the ninth son of Emperor Taizong, was enthroned five days after his father's death as Emperor Gaozong of Tang. His 34-year reign saw Tang China reach its greatest territorial extent, though effective power increasingly passed to his empress, Wu Zetian.