Tang Dynasty
- When
- June 18, 618 - June 1, 907
- Founded by the Li family who gained power at the collapse at the Sui Empire
- Imperial dynasty of china
- Where
- Chang'an (Capital)
- Key People
- Li Yuan
- Formed this dynasty
- Adoppted buddhism
- Arab traders introduced ISlam to china and Wang Wei
- Wang Wei
- poet/painter who created oure lanscape styles of painting
- Wu Daozi
- ARTIST FAMOUS FOR ININTIATING NEW MYTHS IN HIS ARTWORK
- Du Fu
- Chinese poet
- Wu Zetian
- Empressm was the only chinese empress reigning ruling in her own right
- Li Shimin
- second emperor of the tang dynasty.
- ruled from 626-649
- Li Yuan
- Before the tang
- Before the tang there was a dynasty called Sui dynasty
- Sui was in power from 581-618
- Tang took control when the Sui started collapsing
- End of the tang
- Ended around 907
- end started during emperor Xizongs reign when the notable Huang Chao uprising broke out
- Another reason for the fall was the Shi rebellion
- Known for
- They were known for being the most influential empire for the chinese civilization
- tang emperors developed a strong foundation for their government
- medicine is one of their highest contributions that was oracticed world wide
- use of herbs and organic materials in medicine was developed by the tang
- studied chemicals to lead to gun powder
- Loss of power
- Shi rebellion & catastrophe
- Rebellion destroyed the prosperity of the empire
- Carastrophe (Shir rebellion lead to this)
- Shi rebellion & catastrophe
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