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Tang dynasty
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External Websites
- United States History - Ancient Civilizations - Tang Dynasty - The Golden Age
- Khan Academy - Tang dynasty (618–907), an introduction
- GlobalSecurity.org - Chinese History - 618-906 AD - Tang / T'ang Dynasty
- China Online Museum - Tang Dynasty
- The Met Museum - Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History - The Tang Dynasty
- World History Encyclopedia - Tang Dynasty
- Humanities LibreTexts - The Tang Dynasty and the Emergence of East Asia
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Also known as: T’ang Dynasty
Tang dynasty, Wade-Giles romanization T’ang, (618–907 ce), Chinese dynasty that succeeded the short-lived Sui dynasty (581–618), developed a successful form of government and administration on the Sui model, and stimulated a cultural and artistic flowering that amounted to a golden age. The Tang dynasty—like most—rose in duplicity and murder, and it subsided into a kind of anarchy. But at its apex, in the early 8th century, the splendour of its arts and its cultural milieu made it a model for the world. The first Tang emperor, Li Yuan, known by his temple name, Gaozu, began as a contender for the ...(100 of 1150 words)