Region: China · Coordinates: 37.873, 112.543 · 6 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 617 | History of the Northern Dynasties (Beishi), Annals | Duke Tang, Li Yuan, raised a volunteer army at Taiyuan. |
| AD 723 | Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) | In January 723 (Jisi day), the imperial carriage leaves Dongdu on the northern tour; on Gengchen day it reaches Luzhou and exempts the people from five years of corvée; on Xinmao day it reaches Bingzhou, sets up a northern capital there, and makes Bingzhou the Taiyuan Prefecture; in February (Wushen day) it returns to Jinzhou. |
| AD 968 | Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) | He Jijun, as vanguard, defeats the Northern Han army, beheads more than two thousand, captures the generals Zhang Huan and Shi Bin, then takes Fenhe bridge, reaches beneath the walls of Taiyuan, and sets fire to the Yanxia gate. |
| AD 969 | Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) | Emperor Taizu of Song leaves Luzhou, reaches Taiyuan, reviews the troops south of the city, and orders the construction of the Changlian walls. |
| AD 1125 | Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) | Jin envoys Wang Jieru and Salimo reached Taiyuan, produced the letters they had brought, and accused Zhang Jiao of breaking the covenant; their tone was very arrogant. |
| AD 1126 | Xu Zizhi Tongjian (Continuation of the Comprehensive Mirror) | Zong Han, angered, divided his troops and broke Xin and Dai; the relief forces of Zhe Keqiu and Liu Guangshi were also defeated, and although they besieged Taiyuan, they could not take it in more than a month. |