Main article: Xuanwu Gate IncidentBy this point, Li Shimin and his older brother Li Jiancheng, who was created crown prince in 618, reportedly after Emperor Gaozu first offered the position to Li Shim ...
Lǐ Shìmín was born in 598 at Wugong (武功, in modern Xianyang, Shaanxi). His father Li Yuan the Duke of Tang was a general of the Sui Dynasty and a nephew, by marriage, to Sui's founding emperor Em ...
The following is a table of the largest cities or urban areas by estimated population in history. Many of the figures are uncertain, especially in ancient times.Year Morris (2010) Modelski (2003) Chan ...
The Tang Dynasty was a time of major social and probably linguistic upheavals. Thus, the genre may be divided into several major more-or-less chronological divisions, based on developmental stages or ...
Emperor Gaozu, as retired emperor, did not appear to try to exert much influence in the reign of his son Emperor Taizong, and not much was recorded about his activities. Indeed, Emperor Taizong, almos ...
See also: Xuanwu Gate IncidentIn spring 622, Li Shimin defeated Liu Heita, forcing him to flee to the Eastern Turks, but Liu Heita soon returned with Turkish reinforcements and killed Emperor Gaozu's ...
Emperor Yang grew dissatisfied with Li Yuan and Wang Rengong (王仁恭), the governor of Mayi Commandery (馬邑, roughly modern Shuozhou, Shanxi), over their inability to stop incursions by the Eastern T ...
Kai Yuan Tong Bao (Chinese: 開元通寶; pinyin: kāiyuán tōng bǎo; literally: "The Inaugural Currency") were the main coin issued by the Tang. It was cast for most of the dynasty, a period of nearly ...
Wang Mang was a nephew of the Dowager Empress Wang, In AD 9, he usurped the throne, and founded the Xin Dynasty. He introduced a number of currency reforms which met with varying degrees of success. T ...
Pre-Imperial (770-220 BC)Main article: Chinese coinage during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periodsThe earliest coinage of China was described by Sima Qian, the great historian of c. 100 BC ...
Main article: Science and technology of the Tang dynastyFurther information: History of science and technology in China, List of Chinese inventions and List of Chinese discoveriesEngineeringWooden sta ...
Because of raising taxes significantly many peoples left their home, making rose warlords. Conditions worsen at 850 that cause by rising salt price. Liu Yunzhang (劉允章) therefore criticized the soci ...
In the east, the Chinese military campaigns were less successful than elsewhere. Like the emperors of the Sui dynasty before him, Taizong established a military campaign in 644 against the kingdom of ...
Taizong set out to solve internal problems within the government which had constantly plagued past dynasties. Building upon the Sui legal code, he issued a new legal code that subsequent Chinese dynas ...
Sovereigns of Chen dynasty (557-589)Posthumous name Family name and given names Period of Reigns Era names and corresponding range of yearsConvention: Chen + posthumous nameEmperor Wu of Chen - Wu Di ...
