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Xuanwu Gate Incident
The Xuanwu Gate Incident was a palace coup in 626 CE in which Li Shimin ambushed and killed his brothers, the crown prince Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, at the Xuanwu Gate of the Tang palace in Chang'an. His father, Emperor Gaozu, soon abdicated in his favour. Li Shimin then reigned as Emperor Taizong, one of the most celebrated rulers of the Tang Dynasty.
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