Princess Pingyang
By: Hillary Lee and
Sha’Cole Watkins
Background Information
She is also known as
Princess Zhao of
Pingyang.
Her father was the
Emperor Gaozu of
Tang (Li Yuan Duke
of Tang).
Her father was the
emperor who founded
the Tang Dynasty.
Princess Pingyang
was the 3rd of her
fathers nineteen
daughters.
At a young age she
was given away in
marriage to Chai
Shao (The son of
Chai Shen Duke of
Julu).
Background Information (continued)
When Li Yuan
rebelled against the
Emperor Yang of Sui
the Princess sent her
husband with her
brother while she
went to her family's
estate in Huxian
province.
When she arrived
there she then gained
loyal followers of
several hundred men
and persuaded the
rebel leaders to join
her as well.
Background Information (continued)
As she lead the joined forces she attacked as
well as captured the capital of Huxian county.
The Sui government did not take her army
seriously because it was lead by a woman but
that all changed when she got up to a total of
70,000 men.
When they finally took her seriously she
defeated them and marched with 10,000 of the
best troops.
Important Facts
In late 617 Li Yuan crossed the Yellow river
into the Chang’an region and sent Princess
Pingyang’s husband to stay with her.
They then helped command one wing of Li
Yuan’s army.
The Princess and her husband set up separate
headquarters as commanding generals.
Her army was known as “Army of the Lady”.
Important Facts (continued)
In 618 Li Yuan made Emperor Yang’s grandson
Emperor Gong of Sui yield the throne to him.
Making himself Emperor Gaozu and founded
the Tang Dynasty.
Why we remember her most
Princess Pingyang was made marshal by her
father authorizing a staff to serve at her every
command.
Li Yuan honored Pingyang over all his other
eighteen daughters with out a doubt.
Her Death…
Before her death Princess Pingyang
was involved in another battle after
her father captured Chang’an.
She died shortly after her father
assumed the throne at the age of
twenty three.
After her Death…
In 623 Emperor Gaozu ordered that grand
military funeral fit for a high-ranking general
was to be given to her.
During the Peak of the Tang Dynasty women
where granted freedoms they had never had
before.
In the middle of the Tang Dynasty there were
ninety-eight royal princesses.
After Death (continued)…
Sixty-one of these princesses married and
twenty four married twice or even four times.
Also seven of Emperor Gaozu’s daughters
married men from other nationalities which was
no normal for the time.
Tang women were also allowed to get an
education.
Princess Pingyang’s strength give more women
the chance to have more freedom as well.
Our final thoughts???
Princess Pingyang was hard to find information
on and there were limited sources that we were
able to use.
With the small portions of information we had
we found her to be a very strong and
outstanding woman for her time period.
As we all know women have not always had
the rights we have now and for her to be such a
leader for this time is amazing.
Our final thoughts (Continued)
Princess Pingyang made a slight difference after
death when more women were able to get an
education and do thing men had doing for years.
Overall we found her to be a great person to do
our project on and we wish there was way more
information on her, as well as pictures.
Sources…
http://www.nerworlden
cyclopedia.org/enrty/Pri
ncess_Pingyang
http://www.travelchina
guide.com/intro/history/
tang/
www.newworldencyclo
pedia.org/entry/Tang_D
ynasty
www.chinahistoryforum
.com/index.php?showto
pic=9487