Order of succession: Tang Gaozu Li Yuan? --? Tang Taizong Li Shimin? --? Tang Gaozong Li Zhi? --? Tang Zhongzong Li Xian? --? Tang Ruizong Li Dan? --? Wu Zetian -- Tang Dynasty Xuanzong Li Longji? --?Tang Suzong Li Heng--?Tang Daizong Li Yu? --?Tang Dezong Li Shi?--?Tang Shunzong Li Song?--Tang Xianzong Li Chun--Tang Muzong Li Heng? --?Tang Jingzong Li Zhan ?--?Tang Wenzong Li Ang? --?Tang Wuzong Li Yan?--?Tang Xuanzong Li Chen?--Tang Yizong Li Miao--Tang Xizong Li Xuan? --?Tang Zhaozong Li Ye?--?Tang Ai Emperor Li Jie.
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 in Chang'an and established the Tang Dynasty. After Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he initiated the rule of Zhenguan. Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty inherited the legacy of Zhenguan and initiated the "Government of Yonghui". In 690, Wu Zetian replaced the Tang Dynasty with the Zhou Dynasty and established the capital in Luoyang, which was known as Wu Zhou in history. In 705, after the Shenlong Revolution, Tang Zhongzong restored the title of the Tang Dynasty. After Tang Xuanzong came to the throne, he worked hard to govern and created a prosperous Kaiyuan era when all nations came to dynasty. Tianbaomo has a population of about 80 million.
After the Anshi Rebellion, the separatist rule of vassal towns and the autocratic power of eunuchs led to the gradual decline of national power. In the middle and late period, the country was revived by the reign of Tang Xianzong Yuanhe Zhongxing, Tang Wuzong Huichang Zhongxing, and Tang Xuanzong Dazhong. In 878, the Huangchao Uprising broke out and destroyed the foundation of the Tang Dynasty's rule. In 907, Zhu Wen usurped the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty fell, and China entered the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms. Extended information
The Tang Dynasty had the largest territory and was the only unified Central Plains dynasty that did not build the Great Wall. The territory of the Tang Dynasty exceeded the boundaries of modern China in the west and north. After the Tang Dynasty conquered the Eastern Turks and Xue Yantuo, the emperor was revered as the Heavenly Khan by all the tribes of the four barbarians. He also used the Jizi system to recruit the Turks, Uighurs, Tiele, Khitans, Mohe, Shiwei and other ethnic groups to attack the enemy countries, and let the southern tribes conquer the enemy. The vassal states such as Zhao, Silla, Balhae, and Japan learned their own culture and systems.
The technology, culture, economy, and art of the Tang Dynasty were characterized by diversification. A large number of famous writers emerged in poetry, calligraphy, and painting, such as the poet Li Bai, the poet Du Fu, the poet Bai Juyi, and the calligrapher Yan Zhenqing. , painting saints Wu Daozi, Li Sixun, musician Li Guinian, etc. The Tang Dynasty accepted various nationalities at home and abroad for exchanges and learning, forming an open international culture.
The Tang Dynasty was the most powerful empire in the world at that time. Its reputation spread far and wide overseas, and it had contacts with Asian and European countries. After the Tang Dynasty, Chinese people were often called Tang people overseas.
In the first half of the Tang Dynasty, the society and economy were on the rise, and the culture was advanced. It was a period in history when China exported culture and technology to neighboring countries. The inclusive social atmosphere also gave rise to the Sixteen Kingdoms The various ethnic groups that settled in the Great Wall provided an unprecedented environment for exchange and integration, and the rulers also learned a lot from foreign civilizations. In the late Tang Dynasty, China was in a transition period of history. The reform of the land, salt, iron, and taxation systems marked social changes. The prosperity from the middle period onwards was mainly reflected in the prosperity of industry and commerce.
Reference material Baidu Encyclopedia-Tang Dynasty