Li Bing (Northern Zhou)
Chinese politician of the Northern Zhou dynasty (died 572)
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Li Bing (李昞; d. 572), Xianbei name Daye Bing (大野昞), was a Chinese politician of the Northern Zhou dynasty, during the Northern and Southern dynasties period. He was the father of Gaozu, the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty.
| Li Bing | |||||
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| Duke of Tang (唐國公) | |||||
| Tenure | September 564 – 572 | ||||
| Predecessor | Title created | ||||
| Successor | Li Yuan | ||||
| Born | Li Bing (李昞) 512 Northern Zhou | ||||
| Died | 572 Northern Zhou | ||||
| Consorts | Lady Dugu | ||||
| Issue | Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozu of Tang
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| House | House of Li | ||||
| Father | Li Hu | ||||
| Mother | Lady Liang | ||||
| Occupation | Politician | ||||
His father, Li Hu, served as a major general under the Western Wei general Yuwen Tai, and was created the Duke of Longxi in 554; Li Bing eventually inherited his father's title, and became the Duke of Tang (唐國公) in 22 September 564.[1][2] He was appointed zhuguo on 27 June 571.[3] His posthumous title was the Benevolent Duke of Tang (唐仁公).[4]
After his son became emperor, he was granted the posthumous name of Yuan (元皇帝) on 19 July 618, while his temple name was Shizu (世祖).[5]
Family
Parents
- Father: Li Hu (李虎)
- Mother: Lady Liang (梁氏), posthumous name Empress Jinglie (景烈皇后)
Wife(s) and issue:
- Empress Yuanzhen, of the Dugu clan of Henan (元贞皇后 独孤氏), daughter of Dugu Xin[6]
- Li Cheng, Prince of Liang (梁王 李澄), 1st son
- Li Zhan, Prince of Shu (蜀王 李湛), 2nd son
- Li Hong, Prince of Zheng (鄭王 李洪), 3rd son[7][8]
- Li Yuan, Emperor Gaozu (唐高祖李淵; April 566 – 25 June 635), 4th son
- Princess Tong'an (同安公主), 1st daughter
- Married Wang Yu (王裕),[9] and had issue (one son and one daughter)
- Unknown:
- Lady Li (李氏), 2nd daughter
- Married Lu Yu (鹿裕)
- Lady Li (李氏), 2nd daughter
