The Tang dynasty is recognized by many as the most brilliant of the Chinese dynasties, plunging China into a wave of prosperity never seen before, both economically and in politics, culture and military might. It increased its territorial extension, was considered to be absent from political corruption and invested in the exercise of diplomacy.
This prosperous dynasty would have known its heyday during the 23 years of reign - known as the Golden Kingdom - of Emperor Taizong, regarded as the most revered among Chinese emperors, generating sympathy and influence not only in China, but also in neighboring regions. , such as Japan and Korea. Taizong would have as some of its principles to consider the people in the first place, low taxes, avoid spending on luxury of the government, implementing measures such as agrarian reforms and public tenders.
Among the inventions that emerged during the Tang dynasty would be the world's first mechanical watch, the compass and the book printing machine.
The decline of the Tang dynasty would have started with Emperor Xuangzong, who had made several political mistakes, such as being indifferent to relations between different states, in addition to having wrongly appointed corrupt chancellors. Tax increases, scarcity of metals such as copper and gold and persecution of Buddhists also helped the climate of instability. Internal crises, natural disasters, famine waves, external attacks and the boiling of separatist areas and peasant revolts were gradually weakening this dynasty. A long civil war still led to the collapse of China in several smaller kingdoms, and the Tang dynasty ended up officially ending after the forced abdication of its last emperor, Ai, who was replaced by one of its chancellors, who later renamed the city. later dynasty, the Liang.