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Chinese culture flourished and further matured during the Tang era. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilisation, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture.
Knowledge Base on China Tang Dynasty
Chinese culture flourished and further matured during the Tang era. Historians generally regard the Tang as a high point in Chinese civilisation, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture.
Laozi (Chinese: 老子; pinyin: Lǎozǐ) was a legendary Chinese philosopher considered to be the author of the Tao Te Ching (Pinyin: Dào Dé Jīng), one of the foundational texts of T…
Li Jing (571 – July 2, 649, courtesy name Yaoshi, posthumous name Duke Jingwu of Wei (also romanized as Duke Jingwu of Wey), was a Chinese military general, strategist, and writer …
Gao Xianzhi or Ko Sŏnji (died January 24, 756) was a Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo descent. He was known as a great commander during his lifetime. He is best known for taking pa…
Jia Dan (simplified Chinese: 贾耽; pinyin: Jiǎ Dān, 730 – 805), courtesy name Dunshi (敦詩) and formally Duke Yuanjing of Wei (魏元靖公), was a Chinese cartographer, military gen…
Sulaymān al-Tājir (Arabic: سليمان التاجر, lit. 'Solomon the Merchant') was a 9th-century Muslim merchant, traveler and writer initially from Siraf in modern-day Iran.…
Emperor Taizu of Later Liang (後梁太祖), personal name Zhu Quanzhong (朱全忠) (December 5, 852 – July 18, 912), né Zhu Wen (朱溫), name later changed to Zhu Huang (朱晃), nickname …
Huang Chao (835 – July 13, 884) was a wealthy Chinese salt trader and soldier who is primarily known for instigating the Huang Chao Rebellion. In 878, he proclaimed himself emperor…
Jianzhen (688–763), also known by his Japanese name Ganjin, was a Tang Chinese monk who helped to propagate Buddhism in Japan. In the eleven years from 743 to 754, Jianzhen attempt…
Xuanzang (Chinese: 玄奘; 6 April 602 – 5 February 664), born Chen Hui or Chen Yi (陳褘 / 陳禕), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhis…
Hou Junji (died April 29, 643) was a Chinese general and official who served as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Taizong in the Tang dynasty. He is best known for leading th…
Guo Ziyi (Simplified Chinese: 郭子仪, Hanyu Pinyin: Guō Zǐyí) (697 – July 9, 781), posthumously Prince Zhōngwǔ of Fényáng (汾陽忠武王), was a Chinese military general and polit…
An Lushan (Chinese: 安祿山; pinyin: Ān Lùshān; 20th day of the 1st mont (19 February) 703 – 29 January 757) was a Chinese military general and rebel leader during the Tang dynast…
Li Linfu (Chinese: 李林甫; pinyin: Lǐ Línfǔ) (died January 3, 753), nickname Genu (Chinese: 哥奴), formally the Duke of Jin (Chinese: 晉公), was a Chinese historian, musician, and…
Zhang Jiuling (simplified Chinese: 张九龄; pinyin: Zhāng Jiǔlíng) (678 or 673 – 5 June 740), courtesy name Zishou (子壽), nickname Bowu (博物), formally Count Wenxian of Shixing …
Empress Wei (Chinese: 韋皇后; pinyin: Wéi Huánghòu;died July 21, 710) was an empress consort of the Chinese Tang dynasty. She was the second wife of Emperor Zhongzong, who reigned t…
Shangguan Wan'er (c.664 – 21 July 710) was a Chinese politician, poet, and imperial consort of the Wu Zhou and Tang dynasties. Described as a "female prime minister," Sha…
Li Jiancheng (Chinese: 李建成; pinyin: Lǐ Jiànchéng; 589 – July 2, 626, formally Crown Prince Yin (Chinese: 隱太子; pinyin: Yǐn Tàizǐ, literally, "the hidden crown prince&q…
Li Yuanji (Chinese: 李元吉; pinyin: Lǐ Yuánjí) (603 – 2 July 626), formally Prince La of Chao (巢剌王), more commonly known by the title of Prince of Qi (齊王), nickname Sanhu (三…
Dou Jiande (Chinese: 竇建德; 573 – 3 August 621) was a Chinese rebel leader who led the agrarian rebels who rose against the rule of Emperor Yang of Sui near the end of the Chinese…
Yuwen Huaji (Chinese: 宇文化及; died March 22, 619) was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician of the Sui dynasty who, in 618, led a coup against and murdered Emperor Y…
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