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Friday, July 11, 2025

Collection of facts about the Tang dynasty

This post is a collection of facts about the Tang dynasty (618 - 907 AD). There are 10 facts listed below.

• Succeeded Sui dynasty
• Capitals: Chang'an and Luoyang, China
• Fought Eastern Turks (629 - 630 AD)
• Tang campaigns against the Western Turks (640 - 712 AD)
• Wu Zhou interregnum (690 - 705 AD)
• An Lushan rebellion (755 - 763 AD)
• Fought Uyghur Khaganate in Mongolia (840 -847 AD)
• Huichang persecution of Buddhism (841 - 846 AD)
• Guangzhou massacre (878 - 879 AD)
• Succeeded by Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

Sources

Wikipedia: Tang dynasty, Tang campaign against the Eastern Turks, Tang campaigns against the Western Turks, Huichang persecution of Buddhism