The Tang dynasty

Li Yuanji establishes Tang dynasty

Jun 12, 618

Li Yuan a vassal in the Sui court creates an army and declares himself as Emperor Gaozu

Tang Dynasty

Period: Jun 12, 618 to May 12, 907

Taizong supports Buddhism and Nestorian Christianity

638

Taizong publishes a declaration protecting the Nestorian church. He then began constructing Buddhist temples. Under his regimen the Christianity became a minor religion while the Buddhism flourished

Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas introduces Islam to China

650

Commoners and gentry from non-elite backgrounds are permitted to take the imperial examinations

693

Liu Zhiji writes the Shitong

710

Liu Zhiji writes "historical Perspectives" the first comprehensive work on historical criticism in any language

Wang Junchuo launches an attack on the Tibetan Empire and scores a victory

724

Battle of Talas: Tang forces are defeated by Arabs

751

Tibetan Empire and Tang sign the Treaty of Qinshui, ending further hostilities

783

First confirmed reference to gunpowder appears in the Taishang Shengzu Jindan Mijue

808

Tang and the Tibetan Empire sign a treaty of non-aggression with the Tang recognizing Tibet's ownership of the Western Regions as well as the Longyou and Hexi regions in what is now Gansu Province

821

Emperor Wuzong chases Buddhists

845

Emperor Wuzong pursues Buddhists in an attempt to vanish Buddhism

Flood kills tens of thousands of Chinese people

858

Along the Grand Canal surges a great flood that kills plentiful Chinese. The inability of the government to do something about it causes resentment among the peasants.

Earliest known printed almanac, the Qianfu sinian lishu, is dated to this year

877

Zhu Wen ends the Tang dynasty

May 12, 907

Huang Chao's rebellion leads to a power void in China. Military leader Zhu Wen forces the emperor to abdicate and announces himself as the first emperor of the House Liang dynasty