Chang'an
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Chang'an was the ancient capital of several Chinese dynasties and a major political, cultural, and trade center along the Silk Road.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chang'an canonical | 43 |
| Chang’an | 17 |
| Chang'an court | 1 |
| Chang’an (ancient capital of China) | 1 |
| ancient Chang'an (modern Xi'an) | 1 |
| former Tang capital Chang'an | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former national capital
ⓘ
historical city ⓘ |
| capitalType | imperial capital ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Central Asia via Silk Road routes
ⓘ
Mediterranean region via Silk Road network ⓘ Persia via Silk Road routes ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
center of Buddhism in East Asia
ⓘ
center of Confucian scholarship ⓘ center of Daoism ⓘ cosmopolitan metropolis with foreign communities ⓘ |
| declinePeriod |
Tang dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
late Tang dynasty
|
| era | ancient China ⓘ |
| feature |
administrative quarters
ⓘ
imperial palace complex ⓘ market districts ⓘ religious and temple complexes ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
Sui dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Sui dynasty period
Tang dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Tang dynasty period
|
| heritageStatus | part of the Silk Roads UNESCO World Heritage properties (via Xi'an) ⓘ |
| influenced |
Gyeongju
ⓘ
Kyoto ⓘ
surface form:
Heian-kyō (Kyoto)
Nara ⓘ |
| knownFor | influence on East Asian capital city planning ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Guanzhong region
ⓘ
surface form:
Guanzhong Plain
Shaanxi Province ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Qinling Mountains
ⓘ
Wei River ⓘ |
| modernLocation |
X’ian, China
ⓘ
surface form:
Xi'an
|
| partOf |
Silk Road routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Silk Road
|
| populationPeak | over one million inhabitants (approximate) ⓘ |
| servedAsCapitalOf |
Han dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Han dynasty (intermittently)
Former Qin ⓘ Former Zhao ⓘ Later Qin ⓘ Northern Zhou ⓘ Qin dynasty ⓘ Sui dynasty ⓘ Tang dynasty ⓘ Han dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Western Han dynasty
Western Jin dynasty ⓘ
surface form:
Western Jin dynasty (briefly)
Western Zhou period ⓘ
surface form:
Western Zhou dynasty
Xin dynasty ⓘ |
| significance |
major cultural center of ancient China
ⓘ
major economic center of ancient China ⓘ major political center of ancient China ⓘ major trade hub on the Silk Road ⓘ |
| successorCity |
Luoyang
ⓘ
surface form:
Luoyang (as capital in some later periods)
|
| urbanForm |
planned grid layout
ⓘ
walled city ⓘ |
Referenced by (64)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Xi'an
this entity surface form:
Chang’an (ancient capital of China)
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former Tang capital Chang'an
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Chang’an
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Chang’an
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Chang’an
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Chang’an
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ancient Chang'an (modern Xi'an)
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Chang’an
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Chang’an
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Chang’an
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Chang’an
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Chang’an
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Chang’an
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Chang'an court
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Chang’an
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Chang’an