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In the Sweet Dew incident, Emperor Wenzong (pictured) of the Tang dynasty conspired to kill the powerful eunuchs of the Tang court, but the plot was foiled.
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Sweet Dew incident
835 Tang dynasty political plot
The Sweet Dew incident or Ganlu incident was a failed coup on December 14, 835 by Emperor Wenzong of the Chinese Tang dynasty to seize power from the eunuchs. The emperor planned to kill the eunuchs with the aid of the chancellor Li Xun and the general Zheng Zhu. The eunuchs…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Emperor Wenzong of Tang
Emperor of Tang China from 827 to 840
Emperor Wenzong of Tang (809–840), personal name Li Ang, né Li Han (李涵), was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China. He reigned from 827 to 840. Emperor Wenzong was the second son of Emperor Muzong and younger brother of Emperor Jingzong. A rare occurrence in Chinese history,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Tang dynasty
Imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907
The Tang dynasty, or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Eunuch
Castrated male human
A eunuch is a male who has been castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 2nd millennium BC. Over the millennia since, they…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)