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Fighting a numerically superior army, he defeated Dou Jiande (573-621) at Luoyang in the Battle of Hulao on May 28, 621. Due to fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushed and killed two of his brothers, Li Yuanji and crown prince Li Jiancheng , in the Xuanwu Gate Incident on July 2, 626. Shortly thereafter, his father

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