The rise and fall of Tang dynasty

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in harmony. In 6 17, Tang Guogong and Li Yuan set out in Jinyang. The following year, he proclaimed himself emperor, established the Tang Dynasty and made Chang 'an his capital. In 658, Luoyang, the eastern capital, was established, and then Taiyuan, Chengdu, Nanjing and Fengxiang, the northern capitals, were successively added. After Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, he initiated the rule of chastity and laid the foundation for the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Tang Gaozong inherited Zhenguan's legacy and initiated the "rule of eternal emblem". In 690, Wu Zetian changed the title to Zhou, and after the Dragon Revolution in 705, the title of Tang Dynasty was restored.

After Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty ascended the throne, he created a prosperous new century. At the end of Tianbao, the national population reached about 80 million. After the Anshi Rebellion, the vassal regime became independent, and the eunuchs were authoritarian, which led to the gradual decline of national strength; In the middle and late period, it was revived by Tang Xianzong Yuanhe Zhongxing, Tang Wuzong Huichang Zhongxing and Tang Xuanzong Dazhong. The Huang Chao Uprising broke out in 878, which destroyed the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. In 907, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty perished.

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During the Tang Dynasty, countries came to Korea to reach its peak, with as many as 300 countries paying tribute. Its territory is unprecedented. At the peak, it started from the Sea of Japan in the east, occupied by Annan in the south, reached the Aral Sea in the west and reached Lake Baikal in the north. It is the first unified dynasty in China that has not been occupied by Hu Changcheng since Qin Dynasty. After the attack and destruction by East Turkistan and Xue Yantuo, Emperor Taizong was honored as Tiankhan by all ethnic groups in Siyi.

There is also the use of the captive system to recruit Turks, Uighurs, Tiele, Qidan, Mohong, Shiwei and other nationalities to attack enemy countries, so that vassal countries such as Japan, Nanzhao, Silla and Bohai can learn their own cultures and systems. ?

The Tang Dynasty accepted exchanges and studies from various countries, and its economy, society, culture and art showed the characteristics of diversification and openness. A large number of famous poets have emerged in poetry, calligraphy, painting and music, such as Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, calligrapher Yan Zhenqing, painter Wu Daozi and musician Li Guinian.

The Tang Dynasty was one of the most powerful countries in the world at that time, with a well-known reputation and contacts with Asian and European countries. After the Tang Dynasty, China was called "the Tang people" overseas.

Baidu Encyclopedia-Tang Dynasty (Chinese historical dynasty)