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Gaozu uses a child Emperor as a puppet then eventually removes Emperor Gong and begins the Tang Dynasty.
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Likely inspired by the metal and stone seals that were used to make impressions on clay and silk previously this new woodblock printing allows for books to be printed faster and easier.
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Taizong took over rule of the empire after his father. He is seen as the co-founder of the Tang Dynasty because of his encouragement of his father to rebel against the Sui Dynasty.
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Son of emperor Taizong and his empress he was the third emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He is often viewed as a weak emperor by historians with little attention to the business of the state, leaving it to his wife to manage.
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The only female monarch of China. She fought to elevate women to the level of men so that she could rule the empire which according to Confucian doctrine was as unnatural as a "hen crow like a rooster at daybreak,".
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Was the longest reigning emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
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Tang army led by Korean general defeated in Samarkand, POW's share how to make paper with the people of Samarkand and leads to the technique being spread.
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An Lushan angered by the abuse of the Tang.
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Most of his reign was spent trying to quell the uprising of 755 CE.
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Daizong was finally able to stop the rebellion that his father had spent his entire reign trying to stop.
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Dezong began as a diligent emperor but came up against many warlords that almost led to the undoing of the Tang dynasty.
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Xianzong spent his time as emperor trying to take away some of the power of the military governors and was quite successful at first and was close to reuniting the empire.
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Muzong spent most of his short reign feasting and drinking heavily.
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Jingzong became emperor at age 15 and his very short reign was overshadowed by corrupt eunuchs.
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Wenzong saw the negatives of his father and older brother's reign and tried to better the empire but his indecisiveness drove some of his chancellors to resigning but he would not accept their resignations.
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The third of three brothers to secede to the throne he is best known for the religious persecution that occurred during his reign.
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Considered to be the last capable emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
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A severe drought and famine ravaged the empire and Yizong spent his time living in opulence becoming an alcoholic who surrounded himself with women.
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Xizong saw most of his reign fraught with agrarian rebellions.
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It began because people under the rule of the Tang were tired of the opulent lifestyle of the emperor and his governors. This long stretch of rebellion left the Tang dynasty almost in pieces.
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His many attempts to restore power of the dynasty mostly backfired and the rebellions continued.
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Ai ascended to the throne at the age of 11. appointed by the warlord Zhu Quanzhong. Ai remained under his thumb through officials that Zhu put in charge. 907 Zhu had Ai abdicate the throne to him. Zhu had Ai poisoned later that year.