436 - 436 Births, 436 Deaths, 436 Disestablishments, Tan Daoji, Northern Yan, Empress Wang Zhenfeng, Empress Chu Lingyuan (Paperback)

Chapters: 436 Births, 436 Deaths, 436 Disestablishments, Tan Daoji, Northern Yan, Empress Wang Zhenfeng, Empress Chu Lingyuan, List of State Leaders in 436, Battle of Narbonne. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 24. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Tan Daoji (simplified Chinese: traditional Chinese: pinyin: T n D oj ) (d. April 9, 436) was a high level general of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song. He was one of the most respected generals during the Southern and Northern Dynasties era. Because of this, however, he was feared by Emperor Wen and even more so by Emperor Wen's brother, the prime minister Liu Yikang the Prince of Pengcheng, and during an illness of Emperor Wen, Liu Yikang had Tan arrested and executed on false accusations of treason. It is not known when Tan Daoji was born, but what is known is that he lost his parents early, and was said to be appropriate in his deeds even while a young orphan, respectful to his older brothers and sisters. One of his older brothers, Tan Shao (), was also later a general. When warlord Huan Xuan seized the Jin throne from Emperor An of Jin in 403, Liu Yu rose against him in 404, and Tan joined Liu Yu's army and served as his assistant. When Huan Xuan was killed late in 404 but his nephew Huan Zhen () continued to resist Liu's army, Tan killed Huan Zhen in battle. For this achievement, he was created the Marquess of Wuxing. He continued to participate in various campaigns, including assisting Liu Yu's brother Liu Daogui () against invading Later Qin and Western Shu forces commanded by Gou Lin () and Huan Xuan's cousin Huan Qian () in 410 and battling Xu Daofu (), the brother-in-law of the warlord Lu Xun (). For this, he was created the Baron of Tang. (This might seem a demotion, but Liu Yu was reorganizing noble titles at the time, and whil...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=4950472