Tang dynasty
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Summary
Tang dynasty is a historical Chinese state[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of historical chinese state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27,596 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Continent: Asia[3]
- Instance of: culture[4], style[5], historical period[6], Chinese dynasty[7]
- Capital: Chang'an, Tang Empire[8]
- Currency: ancient Chinese coinage[9]
- Founder: Emperor Gaozu of Tang[10]
- Basic form of government: absolute monarchy[11]
- Followed by: Second Turkic Khaganate[12]
- Part of: Sui Tang[13], Mid-Imperial China[14]
- Commons category: Tang Dynasty[15]
- Inception: 618[16]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 907[17]
- Start time: 618[18]
- End time: 907[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tang dynasty[20]
- Commons gallery: 唐朝[21]
- Depicted by: Old Book of Tang[22], New Book of Tang[23]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], New International Encyclopedia[25]
- Replaces: Sui dynasty[26], Qi (Huang Chao)[27], Zhou dynasty (690–705)[28], Goguryeo[29], Gaochang Kingdom (Qu clan)[30]
- Replaced by: Later Liang dynasty[31], Yang Wu[32], Zhou dynasty (690–705)[33]
- Topic has template: Šablona:Říše Tchang[34]
- Native label: 唐朝[35]
- Different from: Tang[36]
- Area: 5,400,000 km²[37]
- Indigenous to: Tang dynasty[38]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q22828679[39], Q25696255[40]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Tang dynasty include Tang Prize[41], an award[42], in Taiwan[43], founded in 2012[44]; Tang Dynasty[45], a musical group[46], founded in 1988[47]; tō-on[48]; Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties[49], a literary work[50], written by Chu Renhuo[51]; and dangak[52], a music genre[53].
Why It Matters
Tang dynasty has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 85 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for it include Tang Prize[41], an award[42], in Taiwan[43], founded in 2012[44]; Tang Dynasty[45], a musical group[46], founded in 1988[47]; tō-on[48]; Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties[49], a literary work[50], written by Chu Renhuo[51]; and dangak[52], a music genre[53].