Yang Shidao, courtesy name Jingyou, posthumously known as Duke Yi of Ande, was a Chinese politician who served as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Taizong in the Tang dynasty.
10 Facts About Yang Shidao
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Yang Shidao was a son of Yang Xiong, a distant nephew of the Sui dynasty and one of the four most powerful officials at one point early in Sui, with Gao Jiong, Yu Qingze, and Su Wei and who was created an imperial prince with various titles, eventually the title of Prince of Guan.
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Yang Shidao's older brother Yang Gongren was an old friend of Emperor Gaozu's, and, at some point, Yang Shidao was made a guard commander for Emperor Gaozu's guards.
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Yang Shidao later served as the deputy minister of civil service affairs, and then the minister of rites.
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In 624, when the crown prince Li Jiancheng's guard commander Yang Wen'gan rebelled, Yang Shidao was one of the generals whose forces were involved in defeating Yang Wen'gan.
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Yang Shidao was considered careful in his actions, not leaking any words on the important matters of state.
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When Yang Shidao was involved in the investigation of the case, he tried to intercede on Zhao Jie's behalf with Emperor Taizong, and this displeased Emperor Taizong.
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Yang Shidao was therefore demoted to the post of minister of civil service affairs, no longer a chancellor.
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In 645, when Emperor Taizong attacked Goguryeo, Yang Shidao followed him and was made acting Zhongshu Ling, but was said to perform poorly, and after the end of the campaign, he was demoted to the post of minister of labor, and then minister of rites.
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Yang Shidao died in 647 and was buried near the tomb of Emperor Taizong's wife Empress Zhangsun, where Emperor Taizong would eventually be buried himself.