Wude

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Wude was the reign era name used by Emperor Gaozu, marking the early foundational period of China’s Tang dynasty (618–626 CE).

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wude canonical 3
Wude era 1

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Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese reign era name ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
associatedWithEvent consolidation of Tang rule over northern China ⓘ
fall of the Sui dynasty ⓘ
founding of the Tang dynasty ⓘ
calendarSystem Chinese lunisolar calendar ⓘ
capital Chang’an ⓘ
linked to: Chang'an
chronologicalPosition early medieval Chinese history ⓘ
concurrentWith early 7th century CE ⓘ
country China ⓘ
dynasty Tang dynasty ⓘ
endTime 626 ⓘ
eraNameChineseCharacters 武德 ⓘ
eraNameMeaning Martial Virtue ⓘ
eraNumberWithinDynasty first reign era of the Tang dynasty ⓘ
eraType nien-hao (nianhao) ⓘ
followedBy Zhenguan ⓘ
Zhenguan era of Emperor Taizong ⓘ
linked to: Zhenguan
follows Daye ⓘ
geographicScope territories controlled by early Tang dynasty ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
historicalSignificance laid foundations for Tang imperial institutions ⓘ
marked the transition from Sui to Tang rule ⓘ
language Classical Chinese ⓘ
notableRulerDuringEra Emperor Gaozu of Tang ⓘ
partOf early Tang period ⓘ
precededBy Sui dynasty reign era Daye ⓘ
linked to: Kaihuang
preImperialContext established after Li Yuan’s rebellion against Sui ⓘ
region East Asia ⓘ
reignOf Emperor Gaozu of Tang ⓘ
sovereignState Tang dynasty ⓘ
startTime 618 ⓘ
successorRulerAfterEra Emperor Taizong of Tang ⓘ
usedBy Emperor Gaozu of Tang ⓘ
Li Yuan ⓘ
usedForRegnalYears yes ⓘ
usedInHistoriographyOf Chinese imperial chronology ⓘ
usedInOfficialDocuments court records ⓘ
dated inscriptions ⓘ
imperial edicts ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zhenguan → predecessorEra → Wude ⓘ
Gaozu of Tang → eraNameUsed → Wude ⓘ
subject linked to: Gaozu
Li Yuanji → eraName → Wude era ⓘ
linked to: Wude