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Tang dynasty

Historical polity, asia (618-907)

The Tang dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point of Chinese civilisation, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Tang territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, surpassed that of the Han dynasty.

Facts
Capital
Chang'an, Tang Empire 1
Independence or Founding Year
618 1
Dissolution or End Year
907 1
Classification
Sovereignty Status
Historical or Dissolved State 1
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Sources
1. Wikidata: Tang dynasty
Wikidata Q9683, class allow-list match (Q50068795 Chinese dynasty (ruling regime treated as historical polity))
Tang dynasty (Wikipedia)
Introduction
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The Tang dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point of Chinese civilisation, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture. Tang territory, acquired through the military campaigns of its early rulers, surpassed that of the Han dynasty.

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