I read that the Tangs can trace their patrilineal ancestry to a certain Li Guang, a general during the Han dynasty, but I haven't been able to find ancestors of the Tang during the turbulent TK (Three Kingdoms) period. Does anyone know who they were?
You might be interested in [this past question] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/170ktd/can_someone_tell_me_about_the_ancestry_and/) and answer by /u/lukeweiss