buried. After Emperor Taizong died in 649 and Li Zhi succeeded him (as Emperor Gaozong), Ma was posthumously enfeoffed as the Duke of Gaotang. Later, after Emperor Gaozong's own death in 683, during the time when Emperor Gaozong's son Emperor Ruizong was emperor under the regency of his mother Empress Dowager Wu, Ma was worshipped at Emperor Gaozong's temple. Notes and references Old Book of Tang, vol. 74. New Book of Tang, vol. 98. Zizhi Tongjian, vols. 193, 194, 195, 197, 198. 601 births 648 deaths. Chancellors under Emperor Taizong of Tang Politicians from Liaocheng Sui dynasty people Tang dynasty politicians from Shandong