Who was more powerful, the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty?
Both dynasties are two prosperous dynasties in ancient China. They represent different eras and have their own prosperity. They are not comparable. Which one is stronger, the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty
Although It is said that both the Tang and Han Dynasties were the most powerful period in China, but generally speaking, the Han Dynasty was more powerful than the Tang Dynasty in its era, because the Han Dynasty conquered the entire Western Regions and defeated the Xiongnu thousands of miles away. The Han Dynasty never allowed foreign invasions. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Chinese princes civil war, various local warlords were able to defeat the foreigners, no one dared to invade China, let alone the Western Han Dynasty, the most powerful period of the Han Dynasty. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, anyone who offended our Han Dynasty could be shouted out, and they would be punished no matter how far away they were! We can see the majesty of the Han Dynasty. What about the Tang Dynasty? In addition to the early Anshi Rebellion, it was still very powerful. After that, it was bullied by powerful foreigners. The emperor always fled from Chang'an. It was terrible. But if we look at each emperor's period instead of the entire dynasty, , the strongest during the Tang Gaozong period, haha, it’s incredible, but it is the strongest. It was the strongest period in the entire Tang Dynasty. It defeated Goguryeo who continuously defeated Yang Guang and Li Shimin. It had a larger territory than the Zhenguan period, so it was the Tang and Han dynasties. The strongest period was the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty
Relatively speaking, the Han Dynasty was stronger.
To say that the Han Dynasty was strong was because of its battles with the Xiongnu, but how many people really understand this period of historical data? The Han Dynasty was not a dynasty that had been strong for 400 years. After the siege of Baideng by the great ancestor Liu Gang, Liu Bang created a shameful marriage system. Liu Bang and the Xiongnu called themselves brothers, and every now and then he would send his Han daughter to marry the Xiongnu, and he would bring a lot of silk as offerings, money, etc., which was enough. For nearly 70 years, they did not dare to take action against the Xiongnu. In the meantime, they only fought several successful harassment battles like Fan Kuai. After nearly 70 years, the Han Dynasty finally became rich and powerful, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty began to take action against the Xiongnu. The first attack was defeated and returned. Except for Wei Qing, who had a record of killing 700 people, the other three armies were completely defeated (Li Guang was among them. Li Guang was not a powerful person, he could only be said to be a A general who has repeatedly defeated and fought), and in the following wars, the Han Dynasty won consecutive battles, especially Wei, and the second general Huo was brilliant. However, Huo Qubing went on an expedition at the age of 18 and died at the age of 26 (probably an untimely death). Wei Qing also died. , at this time, the Han Dynasty's record against the Huns was far worse than when these two generals were around. Li Guangli's army of more than 100,000 was wiped out, and Li Ling surrendered to the Huns. From the time Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne at the age of 18 to his death at the age of 72, it lasted 54 years , consumed all the savings of Wenjing and Emperor Wenjing, and reduced hundreds of thousands of horses to only 100,000. (This is also the reason why the later wars were not as good as the early wars. The Han Dynasty did not have stirrups and other horse protection tools, so the lifespan of the horses was reduced after the battle. (changed very short) still did not eliminate the Xiongnu. Due to the consumption of successive years of war, "Historical Records" records that our country's "household registration has been reduced by half"
This is almost because of war, natural and man-made disasters, natural disasters, taxes in feudal society, and exploitation Oppression, etc., our country's population has been reduced by half during this period. Although half feels too much, it is also a very heavy loss. So after the end of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was no longer able to launch a war against the Xiongnu, and the Xiongnu were basically defeated by the Han Dynasty In addition, due to the attack of the Han Dynasty, the domestic political situation of the Xiongnu was very chaotic. So the two sides stopped fighting. After a period of cultivation, the two sides started fighting again. Finally, after more than 100 years of struggle in the fourth dynasties of Wu, Zhao, Xuan, and Yuan Dynasties, Chen Tang brought the head of a Xiongnu chanyu back to the Han Dynasty (at this time, the Xiongnu country was divided into several factions, and this head was the head of the Xiongnu who refused to surrender to the Han Dynasty) and left behind a sentence that shocked the ages: "The bright and powerful are guilty." "The Han will be killed even if they are far away." However, the Xiongnu were not destroyed, but temporarily surrendered
This also caused the only defeat in the 40-year war history of Xue Rengui, the god general. After that, Gaozong seemed to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Every time he sent out troops that were definitely inferior to the Tibetan army, he was eaten every time... Then Wu Zetian came on the scene. She persecuted the Tang Dynasty's design and changed it to Wu Zhou , she destroyed China's political stability, destroyed the land equalization system, etc., so the countries that actively surrendered to the Tang Dynasty were no longer "obedient", and the Tang Dynasty's army was not as strong as before. Wu Zetian's 5 conquests were smaller than those of the Tang Dynasty Dozens of times the Khitans, all failed. By the time of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty became rich and powerful again, and its national power was unprecedentedly strong. However, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty was an emperor fighting for pig brains. He was far worse than his grandfather and great-grandfather. He was just a pig. Brain, appoint eunuchs, and a group of people who don't know shit about war control the military. For Nanzhao, a small country, Yang Guozhong (Yang Feifei's brother), a gangster named Zhang, insists on attacking Nanzhao, but the result is bullshit. I don’t understand, the whole army of the Tang Dynasty was wiped out. After that, Yang Guozhong’s brain *** drove Anlu Mountain into panic again. Everyone should know what happened next. Yes, the Anshi Rebellion, 8 years ago, everyone thought that the Tang Dynasty was in trouble after the Anshi Rebellion Is it over? NONO, after that, the Tang Dynasty did not strengthen the centralization of power according to the actual situation, but actually appointed An Shi's rebel general Ming as the Jiedushi, who controlled heavy troops. Then, the Wu Yuanji Rebellion, this rebellion, that rebellion, the Tang Dynasty after An Shi It basically became the Spring and Autumn Period. The Tang Dynasty was the most powerful among the vassal states, but taxes and other taxes from various places were not handed over to the state. Jiedushi was hereditary. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty was forced to move out of the capital 9 times (8 times the peasant uprising army One of them was fought by the coalition forces of Tubo and Uighurs. At that time, even generals like Li Guangbi did not send troops to save the emperor. Do you think the Tang Dynasty was still called the Tang Dynasty? Foreigners continued to harass the Tang Dynasty. Because of the chaos in the Central Plains in the Western Regions, the border defense troops They were all sent back, resulting in the loss of the Western Region (Hengros was a small battle, not the reason for the loss of the West). Later, the woman he married was actually killed, and he was humiliated... This chaotic situation lasted for 150 Over the years, the Tang Dynasty disappeared from the earth.
Let’s compare the economic and cultural strength of the two dynasties
According to data
The GDP of the Tang Dynasty accounted for 26% of the world at that time, ranking first in the world, and culturally poetry The era, the era of painting, the era of art
The GDP of the Han Dynasty accounted for 18% of the world at that time, ranking first in the world, but culturally it was not as good as the Tang Dynasty. Which dynasty was the best between the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty
Both dynasties have their own merits.
During the Han Dynasty and the Western Han Dynasty, the society was stable and the country was strong. After the rule of Wenjing, the country was stable and the culture was prosperous, which laid the foundation for Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to conquer the Xiongnu in the north. During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Guang and others went deep into Mobei and conquered the Xiongnu in the north, establishing China's territory. To this day, foreign countries and all ethnic groups call us Han people.
The Tang Dynasty was the first in the history of the world to recognize China. In the most powerful and prosperous era, there were sage kings and many famous generals and ministers, including Li Jing, Li Ji, Qin Shubao, Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin, Su Dingfang, Guo Ziyi, etc., and famous ministers including Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others, the national self-confidence is extremely high. In the early Tang Dynasty, major victories were achieved in the Northern Expedition, the Eastern Expedition, and the Western Expedition, which made China's territory unprecedentedly vast. Foreign envoys continued to come to the Tang Dynasty for trade, employment, and intermarriage. The culture and economy of the Tang Dynasty , the military was so advanced that today there are Chinatowns in foreign countries, and some countries even call us Tang people.
The strong Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were the greatest and most powerful times in China. In terms of the culture and security of the times, which one is better, the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty?
The emperors of the Tang Dynasty were quite shameless. Starting from Li Yuan and Li Shimin, there was a tradition of treason. Tubo, with its troops in Shatuo and Dangxiang, cut off territory and became vassal, using their own people as bargaining chips and victims to maintain their rule. Regardless of the life and death of their people and the disasters they faced, they repeatedly betrayed their compatriots to foreign races, just for their own rule. The capital of the Tang Dynasty was recovered in this way many times. When the foreigners realized that they could kick out the Tang Dynasty and rule directly by themselves, the Tang Dynasty ceased to exist.
How many years were there between the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty?
The Western Han Dynasty was founded in 202 BC, followed by the Eastern Han Dynasty in 25 AD
The Tang Dynasty was founded in 618 AD, which is 820 years from the Western Han Dynasty
The Eastern Han Dynasty was from the Tang Dynasty 593 The influence of the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty was greater
Personally, I think the influence of the Han Dynasty laid the foundation for the influence of the Tang Dynasty. The Han Dynasty was a great period of history in the world at that time, divided into the Western Han Dynasty ( The two historical periods are the Eastern Han Dynasty (202 BC - 9 BC) and the Eastern Han Dynasty (25 BC - 220 AD), collectively known as the Two Han Dynasties. During the period from Han Emperor Liu Bang to Han Jingdi Liu Qi, the economic strength of the Han Dynasty slowly increased and it became the largest empire in the East. It was also called the two largest empires along with Western Rome. By the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Empire had become one of the most powerful empires in the world. The Xiongnu Empire was defeated and fled westward in embarrassment. All major countries in Central Asia and the Western Regions also heard about it and feared it. Zhang Qian went out to the Western Regions and opened up the famous "Silk Road" for the first time, opening up the trade channel between the East and the West. China has since become the center of the world trade system; the Tang Dynasty should be said to have carried forward the past and further developed on the basis of the influence of the Han Dynasty on the world. His reputation spread far and wide, attracting people from all over the world.
To use an inappropriate metaphor: the Han Dynasty was the founding dynasty and the Tang Dynasty was the Zhongxing Dynasty.
Han, for the first time, let the world know that there was a powerful empire named "Han" and a powerful clan named "Han" in the east of the earth. The Tang Dynasty once again let the world know the inheritance and development of the powerful Chinese civilization that stands firm in the east of the earth.
What colors were popular in the Han Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty?
Easterners have a more reserved way of thinking, so they tend to choose simple and elegant colors. As for Chinese Confucian culture and Taoist culture, Confucianism Emphasizing "benevolence, propriety, and etiquette", and hoping that colors can also regulate society, red, yellow, blue, white, and black are designated as the correct colors, forming the traditional Chinese five-color system theory. Taoism emphasizes "Tao follows nature" and advocates compliance with Nature returns to primitive chaos, so the black color that symbolizes primitiveness is respected.
The Han Dynasty admired black
Zhang Cang, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, was proficient in the calendar, because Gaozu entered Hangu Pass in October and arrived there. Hegemony, so it turns out that the old calendar of the Qin Dynasty with October as the beginning of the year is still followed. He also speculated on the implementation of the five virtues of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. In ancient times, the founding emperors paid attention to "inheriting destiny", so as to The replacement of the "Five Virtues" is the orthodox rhetoric that succeeded the previous dynasty. At first, they were inherited in a mutually exclusive manner, and the order was: Yellow Emperor's Tu De, Xia Mu De, Shang Jin De, Zhou Huo De, Qin Shui De, and Han Tu De. At first, Qin was not regarded as Zhengshuo, so the inheritance Zhou Zhihuode believed that the Han Dynasty was in a period of strong water virtue, so it still advocated black like the Qin Dynasty. According to the ancient Chinese views of the five directions, five elements, and five colors, the north belongs to water and is black. Black is similar to the color of night, so black It also symbolizes depth, solemnity, mystery and other meanings. When Emperor Wu came to recognize the Qin Dynasty, he changed Han Zhengshuo to Tu De. Liu Che began to advocate yellow. After him, successive emperors used yellow. Then Wang Mang of the new dynasty adopted Liu Xiang's theory of mutual generation instead of the theory of mutual restraint, so he revised the Zhengshuo of each dynasty, and then it became Xia, Jin, Yin, Shui, Zhou, Mu, Hanhuo. After that, most of the dynasties inherited the theory of mutual generation, and it was not changed until the Yuan Dynasty. It is a theory of mutual restraint.
The virtues of the dynasties after Wang Xin became mutually reinforcing in the following order:
Han, Fire, Wei, Tu, Jin, Northern Wei, Water, Northern Zhou, Mu, Sui, Fire, Tang, Tu, Later Liang, Jin, Hou Han, Shui, Hou Zhou, Mu Fire, Gold, Earth, Yuan Jin in the Song Dynasty
The Tang Dynasty is the earth virtue. Wang Bo explained the reason: it means that it inherited the fire from the Han Dynasty. The Three Kingdoms, Two Jins, Southern and Northern Dynasties and the Sui Dynasty are not included. The Tang Dynasty inherited the Han Dynasty, and fire gave birth to earth, so the Tang Dynasty was the earth virtue.
The Tang Dynasty was a country of virtue, and yellow was indeed respected
Our Chinese nation particularly admires yellow, which symbolizes sacredness, imperial power, nobility, nobility, solemnity, land, territory and other cultural meanings. Yellow It has almost become the representative color of the Chinese nation. In ancient times, "earth" in the "Five Elements" and "center" in the "Five Directions" were both represented by yellow. There is a saying that "yellow, the correct color of the central earth", yellow also symbolizes The central imperial power and the country. The reason why the ancients valued yellow and regarded it as the color of origin and the color of the emperor is ultimately because yellow is the most important means of production - the color of the land. Which one had more population, the Han Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty< /p>
In terms of their respective population peaks, the Han Dynasty had a larger population. After all, the Han Dynasty had no wars for a long time from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period. The Tang Dynasty could basically no longer be called powerful after the Anshi Rebellion. A unified country, the peak population was fixed in the prosperous Kaiyuan era before the Anshi Rebellion.
One of the most important measures of the economic strength of ancient China's feudal dynasties is the population, whose status is equivalent to today's GDP.
"Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Chronicles of Prefectures and States" annotates "Records of the Emperors": Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty lived for the second year of his life, with a household of 1,677,966 and a population of 566,856 people.
Even after the great development of Tang Dynasty by Emperor Taizong, Wu Zetian, and Emperor Xuanzong, it did not reach the scale of the late Eastern Han Dynasty until the Anshi Rebellion at its peak. Is the Han Dynasty strong? Or is the Tang Dynasty stronger?
The two dynasties do not belong to the same period, such as Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong, but compared with the status of the Han and Tang Dynasties in the world at that time, the Han Dynasty was slightly stronger. Although the Tang and Han Dynasties were both the most powerful periods in China, generally speaking, the Han Dynasty was more powerful than the Tang Dynasty in its era, because the Han Dynasty conquered the entire Western Regions and defeated the Xiongnu, and the Han Dynasty There was no foreign invasion. After the Yellow Turban Uprising, there was a civil war among the princes. Warlords in various places were able to defeat the foreigners (for example, Zhuge Liang captured Meng Huo seven times). No one from the surrounding barbarians dared to invade. The Han Dynasty also established a lot of culture and etiquette. Are you watching Tang Dynasty? In the early days, before the An-Shi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty was relatively strong, but was often bullied by surrounding foreign tribes. Since the 5th century, the barbarians have entered a relatively powerful period, but this does not mean that the Tang Dynasty's military was not good. Barbarians are a problem in the world. The Tang Dynasty was ahead of the Han Dynasty in terms of culture and technology. After all, after so many dynasties, the Sui Dynasty laid a lot of good foundations for the Tang Dynasty. After the Tang Dynasty took over the Sui Dynasty, it focused on developing agriculture, economy, and military. With the so-called Zhenguan rule, In fact, every new dynasty will have a rising stage of development after its establishment. This does not mean how strong it is. This is the evolution of history. Generally speaking, my country's territory during the Han and Tang dynasties was very large and very powerful.