Tang dynasty

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historical era imperial dynasty of China

The Tang dynasty was a powerful and culturally flourishing imperial era of China (618–907 CE) renowned for its advances in art, literature, technology, and cosmopolitan trade along the Silk Road.

Aliases (5)

Statements (82)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical era → imperial dynasty of China →
administrativeDivision	circuits → prefectures →
capital	Chang'an → Luoyang →
civilServiceExamination	imperial examination system →
country	China →
culturalPeak	High Tang period →
currency	Kaiyuan Tongbao cash coins →
demiseCause	rebellions → regional military governors (jiedushi) autonomy → warlordism →
economicSystem	equal-field system →
endTime	907 →
ethnicGroupInPower	Han Chinese →
followedBy	Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period → Later Liang →
governmentForm	centralized bureaucracy → monarchy →
hasPart	An Lushan Rebellion → Huang Chao Rebellion → Reign of Wu Zetian → Tianbao era →
influenced	Balhae → Heian Japan → Unified Silla → Vietnamese dynasties →
knownFor	Chang'an as a cosmopolitan metropolis → Silk Road commerce → advances in ceramics → cosmopolitan trade → cultural flourishing → development of tea culture → painting → poetry → woodblock printing →
legalSystem	Tang Code →
majorTradeRoute	Maritime Silk Road → Silk Road →
militarySystem	fubing system → professional standing army →
notableEvent	An Lushan Rebellion → Battle of Talas → Huang Chao Rebellion →
notableLawCode	Tang Code →
notablePerson	Bai Juyi → Du Fu → Han Yu → Li Bai → Wang Wei → Wu Daozi → Yan Zhenqing →
notableRuler	Emperor Ai of Tang → Emperor Daizong of Tang → Emperor Dezong of Tang → Emperor Gaozong of Tang → Emperor Gaozu of Tang → Emperor Suzong of Tang → Emperor Taizong of Tang → Emperor Wuzong of Tang → Emperor Xianzong of Tang → Emperor Xizong of Tang → Emperor Xuanzong of Tang → Emperor Yizong of Tang → Wu Zetian →
officialLanguage	Classical Chinese →
populationPeak	over 50 million →
precededBy	Sui dynasty →
religion	Buddhism → Confucianism → Daoism → Islam → Manichaeism → Nestorian Christianity →
startTime	618 →
statePhilosophy	Confucianism →
taxSystem	zu-yong-diao system →
territoryIncludes	Tarim Basin → northern Vietnam → parts of the Korean Peninsula (as influence) →
writingSystem	Chinese characters →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tang dynasty ("Reign of Wu Zetian") → Tang dynasty ("Tianbao era") →	hasPart
Battle of Talas →	belligerent
Battle of Talas ("China (Tang dynasty)") →	countryInvolved
Cui Hao →	countryOfCitizenship
Northern Wei dynasty →	culturalInfluenceOn
Cui Hao →	dynasty
Nara period ("Tang China") →	foreignRelations
Kashgar →	historicalAffiliation
China →	historicalDynasty
Dunhuang →	historicalDynastyAssociation
Silk Road routes →	historicalPeriodOfPeak
Shaanxi Province →	historicalRegionOf
Han Chinese →	historicalStateFormation
Imperial China →	includesDynasty
Srivijaya Empire →	interactedWith
Cui Hao ("Tang poetry") →	movement
Battle of Talas →	relatedTo