Historical figures in Taiyuan
The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 228 BC to 1213. The most recorded lives are Li Bai, Qin Shi Huang and Ögedei Khan. Among them Writers, Philosophers and Political Leaders, across the Middle Ages and the Ancient World.
Notable people
Li Bai
from 730 to 735
2 moments here
Li Bai (701–762), also known as Li Bo or Li Po, was a major Tang-dynasty Chinese poet. His surviving biography documents a childhood relocation to…
Ögedei Khan
in 1213
1 moment here
Third son of Genghis Khan and khagan of the Mongol Empire from 1229 to 1241. His documented movements include early campaigns in Mongolia, North…
Qin Shi Huang
in 228 BC
1 moment here
Born Zhao Zheng at Handan, he became king of Qin as a child, completed the conquest of the rival Warring States, and proclaimed himself China’s First…
Wu Zetian
in 660
1 moment here
Chronology of documented physical presences of Wu Zetian (Wu Zhao), Tang empress consort, regent, and sovereign of the Wu Zhou.…
Moments
- 228 BC Returns through Taiyuan Qin Shi Huang
- 660 Tour of Bian Prefecture Wu Zetian
- 730 Visit to Taiyuan Li Bai
- 735 Court-martial intervention in Shanxi Li Bai
- 1213 Jin campaign through Shanxi Ögedei Khan