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TheSix Steeds of Zhao Mausoleum (simplified Chinese:昭陵六骏;traditional Chinese:昭陵六駿;pinyin:Zhāolíng Liùjùn) are sixTang (618–907) Chinese stonereliefs of horses (1.7m x 2.0m each) which were located in theZhao Mausoleum,Shaanxi,China. Zhao Mausoleum is the mausoleum ofEmperor Taizong of Tang (r. 626–649).

By tradition the reliefs were designed by thecourt painter, and administrator for public works,Yan Liben, and the relief is so flat and linear that it seems likely they were carved after drawings or paintings.^[1] Yan Liben is documented as producing other works for the tomb, a portrait series that is now lost, and perhaps designed the whole structure.^[2]

The steeds were six precious war horses of Taizong, which he rode during the early campaigns to reunify China under the Tang, and all bear names which are not Chinese but rather transliterations of Turkic or Central Asian terms, indicative of the horses' probable origin as gifts or tributes from theTujue to the Tang forces. They are:

• Quanmaogua (拳毛騧), Taizong's steed during the campaign againstLiu Heita.
• Shifachi (什伐赤), ridden during theBattle of Hulao againstDou Jiande. Its name derives from the Turkic termShad.
• Baitiwu (白蹄乌), ridden during the campaign againstXue Rengao.
• Telebiao (特勒骠), ridden during the campaign againstSong Jingang. Its name is originally 特勤Teqin, derived from the Turkic termTegin.
• Qingzhui (青骓), ridden during the campaign against Dou Jiande.
• Saluzi (飒露紫), ridden during the campaign againstWang Shichong. Its name derives from the Turkic 'Isbara', itself a derivation from the Sanskrit 'Isvara' meaning prince.

The sculptures are regarded as ancientChinese art treasures. Two (Quanmaogua and Saluzi) were sold byC.T. Loo in 1914 and are exhibited at thePenn Museum atUniversity of Pennsylvania, USA. The remaining four are exhibited in theStele Forest museum ofXi'an.

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  One of the reliefs, very likely after a drawing by Yan Liben, at thePenn Museum. Here a general removes an arrow from the horse Saluzi^[2]
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  Limestone relief of Quanmaogua ("Curly"). Nine arrows penetrate Quanmaogua, six in front and three in back. On display at thePenn Museum in Philadelphia.
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  Shifachi Steed atBeilin Museum
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  Qingzhui Steed atBeilin Museum
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  Telebiao Steed atBeilin Museum
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  Baitiwu Steed atBeilin Museum

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