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Shangguan Yi, courtesy name Youshao, was an early Tang poet and statesman from Shan County in Shanzhou. He served under Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong and eventually rose to the position of chancellor. He was especially known for court poetry and poems written by imperial command. His polished style, marked by ornate diction, parallelism, and attention to tonal elegance, became known as the "Shangguan style" and influenced early Tang poetic development. Later, because of his involvement in Emperor Gaozong's attempt to depose Empress Wu, he incurred Wu Zetian's hatred and was executed. His granddaughter Shangguan Wan'er later became one of the most important female literary figures of the Tang.

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