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  1. Emperor Xuanzong

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    Early Life and Accession
    Xuanzong was the son of Prince Li Heng (later Emperor Wenzong) and his consort Consort Wei. He was known in his youth for an unusual sensitivity to linear measurement, reportedly able to detect errors of less than a millimeter in official land surveys, a trait he channeled into his later administrative duties.
    When Emperor Wuzong died suddenly in 846 CE, Xuanzong ascended the throne. Contrary to the aggressive anti-religious policies of his predecessor, Xuanzong immediately sought to stabilize the bureaucratic machinery that had been stressed…