Search the dictionary A Chinese word or character, or English Draw a character Search 2 entries. xuánwǔménzhībiàn 玄武门之变 Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗 xuánwǔménzhībiàn 玄武門之變 Xuanwu gate coup of June 626 in early Tang, in which Li Shimin 李世民 killed his brothers, seized the throne from his father as Emperor Taizong 唐太宗