Tang Dynasty

Tang Dynasty

Tang Taizong
1. Early Life
  1. Wugong Country; Birth Name was Li Shimin.
  2. 3 brothers; 2nd oldest; Li Jiancheng (Older), Li Yuanji (younger), and Li Xundba(youngest, died in 614 AD).
  3. Parents, Mother; Duchess Dou Father; Li Yuan(Later to become first Emperor of Tang Dynasty
  4. Married at 14 years old to niece of Gao Shilian, a ruler during the dynasty Sui.
2. Emperor
  1. Brilliant general
  2. Government Reformer
  3. Master of the Calligraphy Brush.
  4. Most admired emperor
  5. Most admired Chinese emperor
3. Battle/Death
  1. Planned another attack against Gureyeo.
  2. In 645, fell ill and was fighting a battle against the Guryeo and it was unsuccessful.
  3. Right before he was going to fight against Gureyeo he fell ill and died.
  4. 3 days after death, the new emperor was Gaozong of Tang.
Tributary States
1. What are the neighboring countries did China conquer?
  1. Vietnam, Korea, and Tibet
2. Were these countries self-governing?
  1. Yes,but they had to acknowledge Chinese supremacy and sent gifts to the Tang Emperor.
3. Why did students from Korea and Japan travel to Chinese capital?
  1. Student traveled to Chinese capital because they could learn about Chinese government, laws, and the arts.
Land Reform
1. What is it?
  1. Broke of large agricultural landing holding and redistributed the land to peasants.
2. How did it help the government?
  1. It increased government revenues since peasants had to pay taxes.
3. Did it weaken landowners power of land?
  1. Yes! It strengthen the power of the central government by weaking the power of large land holders.
Decline of Tang Dynasty
1. When did the Tang Dynasty end?
  1. In 907.
2. Things that caused the Tang Dynasty to end:
  1. Lost territories, corruption, high taxes, drought, and famine.
3. What general overthrew the last Tang emperor?
  1. Zhu Wen

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