At the end of the Sui Dynasty, all the heroes in the world came together. In 617, Duke Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty raised troops in Jinyang. The following year, he proclaimed himself emperor and established the Tang Dynasty, with Chang'an as the capital. In 658, the eastern capital Luoyang was established, and later the northern capital Taiyuan, Nanjing, Chengdu, Fengxiang and other capitals were added. After Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he initiated the rule of Zhenguan and laid the foundation for the prosperous Tang Dynasty. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty inherited the legacy of Zhenguan and initiated the "Government of Yonghui". In 690, Wu Zetian changed the name of the country to Zhou. After the Shenlong Revolution in 705, the name of Tang was restored.
After Tang Xuanzong came to the throne, he created the prosperous Kaiyuan era. At the end of Tianbao, the country's population reached about 80 million. After the Anshi Rebellion, the separatist rule of vassal towns and the exclusive power of eunuchs led to the gradual decline of national power. In the middle and late period, the country recovered through the rule of Tang Xianzong Yuanhe Zhongxing, Tang Wuzong Huichang Zhongxing, and Tang Xuanzong Dazhong. The Huangchao Uprising broke out in 878 and destroyed the foundation of the Tang Dynasty's rule. In 907, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty fell.
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During the Tang Dynasty, the coming of all nations reached its peak, with more than 300 countries paying tribute to it. Its territory was unprecedentedly vast. At its peak, it stretched from the Sea of ??Japan in the east, occupied Annan in the south, reached the Aral Sea in the west, and crossed Lake Baikal in the north. It was the first unified dynasty in China since the Qin Dynasty that did not build the Great Wall. After the Tang Dynasty conquered the Eastern Turks and Xue Yantuo, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was revered as the Khan of Heaven by all ethnic groups in the world.
It also used the jizi system to recruit Turks, Uighurs, Tieles, Khitans, Mohe, Shiwei and other ethnic groups to attack enemy countries, and also allowed vassal countries such as Japan, Nanzhao, Silla, and Bohai to learn their own culture. and system. ?
The Tang Dynasty accepted exchanges and studies with other countries, and the economy, society, culture, and art showed characteristics of diversity and openness. A large number of famous figures emerged in poetry, calligraphy, painting, music, etc., such as the poet Li Bai , the poet Du Fu, the poet Bai Juyi, the calligrapher Yan Zhenqing, the painter Wu Daozi, the musician Li Guinian, etc.
The Tang Dynasty was one of the most powerful countries in the world at that time. Its reputation spread far and wide, and it had contacts with Asian and European countries. After the Tang Dynasty, Chinese people were often called "Tang people" overseas.
Baidu Encyclopedia—Tang Dynasty (Chinese historical dynasty)