Tang Dynasty-
When: June 18th 618
ended June 1 907
The tang dynasty was founded by the li family who gained power at the collapse at the sui empire
the tang dynasty was and imperial dynasty of china
Where: The Tang Dynasty's capital, Chang'an was the most populous city in the world at the hieght of the Tang dynasty
In China the Tang dynasty was considered a high point of the Chinese civilization
It was considered to possibly even pass the Han dynasties accomplishments
Key people: Li yuan-formed the Tang Dynasty
He united China and adopted Buddhism
arab traders introduced Islam to China and wang wei
Wang wei- a poet and painter created pure landscape style of painting
Wu Daozi- Was an artist who was famous for initiating new myths in his artwork
Du Fu-Chinese poet called poet-historian very famous
Wu Zetian-an empress became the only chinese empress regnant ruling in her own right
Li shimin- second emperor of the Tang Dynasty ruled from 626 to 649
Before the Tang- Before the Tang Dynasty there was another Dynasty called the Sui Dynasty
The sui dynasty was in power form 581 to 618
The Tang Dynasty took control when the sui dynasty was collapsing
End of the Tang Dynasty-ended around 907
The end of the Tang Dynasty started during Emperor Xizong's reign when the notable Huang Chao Uprising broke out
Another reason for the fall was becasue of the Shi rebellion
What they were known for
The tang dynasty is mostly known as the most influential empire for the Chinese civilization
During the Tang dynasty, China reached an all time peak of the Chinese civilization and actually became the center of trade in the east
The achievments of the Tang Dynasty had a dynamic influence on todays world as well
The Tang Emoerors developed a strong foundation for the chinese gov.
Medicin is probably one f their highest contributions and they practiced world wide
The use of organic materials and Herbs for medicin was developed by the tang dynasty
Durning the time of studying medicine they specifically studied on medicin for diabetes
Sun simiao wrote the Thousand Golden Prescriptions one of china's most precious treasures in the medical field
They also studied certain chemicals that lead to gunpowder
They studied deeply into alchemy that lead to the inventions of gass cylinders and A/C
Law and MAth made education grow that lead to economic growth and stability
Loss of Power
The main reason for the collapse of the Tang dynasty was the Shi rebellion and catastophe
This rebellion destroyed the prosperity of the Empire
Up until this point in the middle of the 8th century the Tang dynasty had few conflicts or rebellion issues so this came as a shock to most of the empire
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