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Oct 27, 621
Battle of Hulao
This battle occured during the transition period from Sui dynasty to Tang dynasty, during the reign of Emperor Gaozu. It was the Tang vs. The Xia. The Tang captured some land but they didn't hold it for long. -
Oct 30, 624
Legal System Created in the Tang Dynasty
The Tang had the most intricate legal system. There were four basic forms:
Lu-Criminal Justice
Ling-Institutional
Ge- Administrative Doctrine
Shi- Official Documentation
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Oct 27, 626
Tang Taizong Emperor
The second emperor of the Tang dynasty. He convinced his father, Li Yuan, to overhtrow the Sui dynasty and so he became the co-founder of the Tang dynasty. He ruled for 626 to 649 CE. Under his rule, China went through a golden age: the empire gained wealth and would have been considered the greastest empire at that time. -
Oct 28, 630
Tang Dynasty Defeats Turkish Armies
Turkish invasionThe eastern Turks attacked the borders of the Tang dynasty. They constantly raided and looted these regions. Finally, in 630, the Tang armies invaded the Turks and captured their ruler, Jieli Khaghan. -
Oct 28, 636
Persecution of Buddhist temples
The rulers of the Tang dynasty were cinvunced by the Confucian administrators that the Buddhist monastatic establishments were a threat to the ruler's imperial powers. Many Buddhist shrines and monastaries were demolished. The rulers also had monks and nuns forced into returning to their civilian lives. -
Oct 30, 636
Invasion of the Japanese, Turkish, and Korean Territories
The need to conquer more lands was caused by the desireof the Tang to clear more trade routes. Thier armies invaded Turkestan, many of the Korean Territories, Japan, and nine other kingdoms. -
Oct 27, 713
Emperor Xuanzong
Song of Eternal SorrowIn the beginning part of his rule, it was the highest point of Tang power. Near the end of his rule he became disinterested in actually ruling and during this time corrupt goverment officials ruled. He fell in love with a concubine Yang Guifei after his second wife died. Yang used her new found power to increase her family's status. During the end of his rule China went into economic distress and revolts occured, though they were mostly unsucessful it marked the end of his rule -
Oct 27, 755
Revolt of An Lushan
More information on the RevoltAn lushan used to be a trusted person in the court of Emperor Xuanzong. When he first revolted against them, he had success but the end result of the revolt was failure though he severely damaged the Tang dynasty. It allowed nomadic people to come in and invade because the empire was weakened and broken. It allowed many regional rulers to become independent powers and seperate from the Tang -
Oct 30, 762
Invention of Chinese Chess
Chinese Chess gameSome scholars believe that the origins of Chinese chess was linked to the mathematical, divinification, or military purooses. But, becasuse there is an insignificant amount of evidence to support this, its initial significance is still unknown. Scholars do know that this game was spread quickly via chinese trade routes. -
Empress Wu
The only women Emperor in china. She ruled druing a peaceful and prosperous time, she was a succesful ruler. She did much to gain her seat of power including decieving the emperor at the time and killing anyone who got in her way. She was a admant buddist and made buddhism the national religon over daoism. She also did a number of things to improve women's stVideo on Empress Wuatus. She ruled from 690 to 705 -
The Fall of the Tang Dynasty
The dynasty began to fall when the Huang Chao Revolution. During this time, emporer Xizong starved his people. He took no notice of anything but hunting. In 875, Huang Chao began a revolt that rocked the base of the dynasty. Chang'an, the capital of the dynasty, was captured and the Da'qi was established. In 884, the uprising was degraded, but the empire's inevitible downfall continued. In 907, the final emperor, Ai. He was forced to abdicate the throne by Zhu Quanzhong. -
Beginning of the dynasty
The Tang dynasty began because of the fall of the Sui dynasty. The Sui dynasty fell because of poor ruling under Yangdi, the ruler at the time, so he was overthrown by Li Yuan who began the Tang dynasty. The second son of Li Yuan was made emperor. -
Emperor Wuzong
He ruled from 841-847, He was an adament prosecuter of buddhism and prosectued buddhism openly. He supported Confucisum and Daoism and not something that came from outside his empire.More information on Emperor Wuzong -
Huang Chao rebellion
Huang chao was someone who had failed the civil service exam, and so he went into the illict trade. He joined Wang Xianzhio and began a rebellion. This rebellion was the final blow to the Tang dynasty. They managed to capture the Capital Chang'an and they also destroyed many cities, they tried to start their own dynasty but it did not work and the City of Chang'an was taken back from him. Though he failed in some ways he wasw the reason for the fall of the Tang because he weakened the empire. -
Liang Dynasty Founded
The Liang Dynasty was founded in 907, after Zhu Quanzhong forced the Tang emperor Ai to abdicate the throne. The capital was moved to the city of Jiankang.
