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The Tang dynasty ( / tɑːŋ /, [6] [tʰǎŋ]; Chinese: 唐朝 [a] ), or the Tang Empire, 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.
The Eight Great Prose Masters of the Tang and Song ( Chinese: 唐宋八大家; pinyin: Táng Sòng Bā Dàjiā) refers to a grouping of prose writers, during the Tang and Song dynasties, who were renowned for their prose writing, mostly in the essay form. Almost all of the eight masters are also accomplished in other aspects of Chinese politics ...
Tang Jingsong (Chinese: 唐景崧; Wade–Giles: T'ang Ching-sung; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tn̂g Kéng-siông; 1841–1903) was a Chinese general and statesman.He commanded the Yunnan Army in the Sino-French War (August 1884–April 1885), and made an important contribution to Qing dynasty China's military effort in Tonkin (northern Vietnam) by persuading the Black Flag leader Liu Yongfu to serve under ...
Tang of Shang. Cheng Tang [a] (born Zi Lü [b] [1] ), recorded on oracle bones as, in English, Tai Yi [1] (太乙) or Da Yi (大乙), was the first king of the Shang dynasty. Tang is traditionally considered a virtuous ruler, as signified with the common nickname of " Tang the Perfect " given to him. [2] According to legend, [3] as the last ...
Liao or Jin dynasty (1115–1234) helmets and mask. Abaoji, posthumously Emperor Taizu of Liao, was born in 872 to the Yila chieftain, Saladi. By the time of Abaoji, the Yila had become the largest and strongest of the Khitan tribes, even though the Yaonian khans still held overall power. [44]
A federal judge has put a temporary ban on “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli from streaming or disseminating copies of a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he purchased for $2 million in 2015.
The conquest of the Western Turks, known as the Western Tujue in Chinese sources, was a military campaign in 655–657 led by the Tang dynasty generals Su Dingfang and Cheng Zhijie against the Western Turkic Khaganate ruled by Ashina Helu. The Tang campaigns against the Western Turks began in 640 with the annexation of the Tarim Basin oasis ...
Tang monarchs like Emperor Taizong of Tang were also addressed to as the Khan of Heaven (Tian Kehan) by Turkic peoples. List of emperors [ edit ] The Chinese naming conventions is "Tang" (唐)+ temple name (e.g. Tang Gaozu ), except for Emperors Shang and Ai , who are better known by their posthumous name .