Chinese Dynasty Timeline-Sarina Sun

Scholar-official - [Political]

Nov 11, 600

Scholar-Offcial
Scholar-Official were civil servants appointed by the emperor of China to perform governance from Sui Dynasty. They were mostly well-educated by passing the imperial examinations.

Third Chinese domination of Vietnam - [Political]

Nov 11, 602

Third Chinese domination of Vietnam
From 602-618, Vietnam was under the late Sui dynasty, under three districts in the Red River Delta. Vietnam natives revolted against Chinese rule between several times but were all crushed by Chinese generals.

Sui Yangdi

Aug 21, 604

Sui Yangdi
Sui Yangdi was the second son of Sui Wendi. He claimed himself the emperor after murdering his father. He extended Sui Wendi's conquiests and drove back nomads. He also completed the construction of the Grand Canal and restored the examination system. He was known as a tyrant and led the Sui Dynasty to decline.

Rise of Buddhism - [Social]

Nov 11, 604

Rise of Buddhism
Sui Yangdi was a great protector and sponsor of Buddhism. And Buddhism was already widespread in all social classes in Sui Dynasty. He built emples at the foot of the five sacred mountains of Chinese religious faith.

The Grand Canal - [Economic]

Jan 1, 610

The Grand CanalThe Grand Canal is one of the world's largest water works project in ancient times. It's completed by the 2nd emperor Sui Yangdi. The Grand Canal facilitate trade between northern & shouthern China especially for rice and other grains. It extended almost 2000 km reached from Hangzhou in the south to Chang'an in thwe west and Beijing in the north.

Sui Gongdi

Dec 18, 617

Sui Gongdi
Sui Gongdi was the last emperor of the Sui dynasty. He only ruled for one year and then formally yielded the throne to the founding emperor of the succeeding Tang Dynasty, Tang Gaozu.

Kaiyuan Tongbao - [Economics]

Jun 18, 621

Kaiyuan Tongbao
During the fourth year of Tang Gaozu in Tang Dynasty, "kaiyuan Tongbao" was used after the abolition of the circulation of "Wuzhuqian" and it soon became the major currency of Tang dynasty.

Tang Taizong

Sep 4, 626

Tang Taizong
Tang Taizong was an ambitious and ruthless emperor. He murdered his father and two of his brothers to reach his way to the throne. He established an effective and stable government and was considered as one of the greatest emperor in Chinese history.

Tang Xuanzong

Sep 8, 712

Tang Xuanzog
Tang Xuanzong was the son of Wu Zetian and became the seventh emperor of the Tang dynasty that ruled for 43 years. He was a diligent and absolute ruler and was credited by bringing Tang to a pinnacle of culture and power.

Paper money - [Economic]

Nov 11, 1000

Chinese Paper Money
The practice of letter of credit (flying cash) was expanded during the Song Dynasty. They were accepted for the payment in debt and other financial obligations.

Junks - [Economic]

Nov 11, 1000

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Junks was Chinese ships that equipped completely due to the large investment in Song navy. It dominated the Asian seas and used mostly for trade.

Chan Buddhism - [Social]

Nov 11, 1000

Chan Buddhism
Chan Buddhism was also known as Zen in Japan. It stressed meditation and appreciation of natural and artistic beauty. It was very popular in Song elite class.

Song Gaozong

Jun 12, 1127

Song Gaozong
Song Gaozong was the tenth emperor of the Song Dynasty and the first emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. He re-established his seat of government in Lin'an.

Neo-Confucianism Movement - [Social]

Nov 11, 1130

Neo-Confucianism
Neo-Confucians Movement revived ancient Confucian teachings during the Song Dynasty. It made Chinese rulers and bureaucrats less receptive to outside ideas and influences.

Battle of Beijing - [Political]

Nov 11, 1213

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The Battle of Beijing was a major battle in beijing between the Mongols and the Jirchen Jin Dynasty, which controlled northern China. The Mongols won and continued their conquest of China.

Tribute System - [Political]

Nov 11, 1279

The Tribute System
In the tribute System, neighboring states were "rewarded" for keeping the peace - and eventually the Song was forced to pay tribute by the Liao. The tribute System also led the Chinese elite to believe that they did not have to adjust to military realities.

Sui Wendi

Mar 2, 2022

Sui Wendi
Sui Wendi, also named Yang Jian, reigned from 581-604. He established China's Sui Dynasty. He recentralized control, sent military expeditions, and ordered constructions of large public projects. He also raised high taxes and supported the confucianism.

Tang Gaozu

Mar 2, 2022

Tang Gaozu
Emperor Gaozu of Tang was the founder of the Tang dynasty. He used to be a governor in Shanxi in the Sui Dynasty. Gaozu's reign was concentrated on uniting the empire under Tang and later successed by Tang Taizong.

Tang Gaozong

Mar 2, 2022

Tang GaozongTang Gaozong was the son of Tang Taizong and he became the third emperor of Tang. During his reign, he expanded Tang territorials, but was generally viewed as a weak ruler of the properous Tang period.

Wu Zetian

Mar 2, 2022

Wu Zetian
Wu Zetian, also known as Wu Zhao, was the only woman emperor in Chinese history. She was a concubine to Tang Taizong and also had imperial positions under both Tang Taizong and Tang Gaozong. After Gaozong's debilitating stoke, she ruled as effective soverign for over half a century.

Tributary System - [Economic]

Mar 2, 2022

The Tributary System
Tributary system was the network of trade and foreign relations between China and neignboring lands. Neighboring lands and people recognized Chinese emperor as their over lords and would regularly deliver gifts to China. The system dictated foreign policy and trade for over 2000 years of China's dominance in the region.

Bureau of Censors - [Political]

Mar 2, 2022

Bureau of Censors
The Bureau of Censors was established during Tang era. It kept track of government officals and their actions in order to help maintain strict controls over the bureaucracy.

Song Taizu

Mar 2, 2022

Song Taizu
Song Taizu was the founder of the Song dynasty. He began his carrer as a junior military officer and later his troops proclained him emperor. During his reign, he organized a centralized administration that placed military forces under tight supervision.

Abacus - [Economics]

Mar 2, 2022

Abacus
Abacus is a counting device invented during Song Dynasty. It aided in improving trade, business & the recording of financial transactions.

Bureaucracy of Merit - [Political]

Mar 2, 2022

Bureaucracy of merit
Tang Dynasty heavily relied on Bureaucracy of Merit, as reflected by performance on imperial civil service examinations. Tang rulers recruited government officials from the ranks of candidates who had progressed through the Confucian educational system and had mastered a sophisticated curriculum concentrating on the classic works of Chinese literature and philosophy.

Ministry of Rites - [Political]

Mar 2, 2022

Minitry of Rites
The Ministry of Rites ran the expansion and revival of the civil service for government service. It was one of the Chinese 3 departments and 6 ministries which created by the Tang Dynasty.

Patriarchal Society - [Social]

Mar 2, 2022

Patriarchal Society
Upper class woman gained more right during the Tang Dynasty. They were allowed to inherit property if all male heirs had died and allowed to move freely in public. But "beauty, femininity & obediance" were still seen as female's important traits.

The Spread of Buddhism - [Social]

Mar 2, 2022

The spread of Buddhism
Buddhism initially grew under Tang Dynasty, especially under empress Wu. Many Chinese pilgrims who went to India for trade brought back Buddhist scriptures and the renewal of their faith.

Education developments - [Social]

Mar 2, 2022

Education in Tang Dynasty
Aristocrats and other educated men in Tang times engaged in a wide range of arts and learning. Education was dramatically expanded during the Tang period. Both poetry and short story writing flourished.

Footbinding - [Social]

Mar 2, 2022

Footbinding
Footbinding was popular in the Song dynasty. It basically to murilate women's feet inorder to make them smaller. It produced pain and restricted women's movement. And people viewed small feet woman as beautiful woman.

Civil Service Exam - [Political]

Mar 2, 2022

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The Song Dynasty placed heavily emphasis on the civil service exam. And started the idea of "schoarly gentry" which only kept the powerful aristocracy under control.

Goguryeo-Sui wars - [Political]

Mar 2, 2022

Goguryeo-Sui Wars
Goguryeo-Sui wars was between the Chinese Sui dynasty and the Goguryeo kingdom of Korea. The Goguryeo defeated Sui and it became the major reason of the fall of Sui Dynasty.

Anji Bridge - [Economic]

Mar 2, 2022

Anji Bridge
Anji Bridge was also known as the ZhengZhou Bridge. It is the world's oldest open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge by a craftsman named Li Chun, the bridge was constructed during the Sui Dynasty. It crossed the Xiao River.

Jingdian Shiwen - [Social]

Mar 2, 2022

Jingdian ShiwenJ
ingdian Shiwen was a circa 582-589 CE exegetical dictionary or glossary, It contains invaluable fanqie annotations for pronunciations of characters in the Chinese classic texts, the Taoist and also the Confucians. The Compilation began in Sui Dynasty and later edited in Tang Dynasty.

Tax System - [Economic]

Mar 2, 2022

Tax System of Sui
The tax system of Sui consisted three parts, the tax in grain, in textiles or other materials , and in military service for 20 days every year. Peasants had either to serve as soldiers or were used for the erection of state projects like the great Imperial Canal.

Compulsory labor services - [Social]

Mar 2, 2022

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Compulsory labor services</a>Compulsory labor services were largely demanded during the Sui Dynasty. They were mostly for the constructions of palaces and granaries.

The Equal-Field System - [Economics]

Mar 2, 2022

the equal field system
The Equal-Field System governed the allocation of agricultural land. Every make adult person was bestowed 80 acres state fields. The system allotted land to indiciduals and their families according to the land's fetility and the recipients' needs in order to aviod the concentration of landed property that had caused social problems during the Han Dynasty.

Sui Dynasty

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022

Sui Dynasty was founded by Sui Wendi in 589A.D. It unified china after over a century of north-south division and was a shor-lived Imperial Chinese dynasty with only three emperor before the shouthern and Northern Dynasties. It achieved several economic and political advanced during the period

Tang Dynasty

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Mar 2, 2022

Tang Dynasty
Tang Dynasty lasted for almost three hundred years and Tang rulers organized China into a powerful, productive and properous society.

Song Dynasty

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Jan 1, 1279

Song Dynasty
The Song Dynasty survived for more than three centuries with a strong economy and prosperous culture. And it was considered as another period of "Golden Age" after the Tang period.