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| The 700s saw a dramatic rise in the popularity of [[tea]].<ref>Gallery labels, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.</ref> | | The 700s saw a dramatic rise in the popularity of [[tea]].<ref>Gallery labels, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco.</ref> |
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| + | By the mid-9th century, the Tang was much weakened and divided, and plagued by bandits and other groups competing for power. Perhaps the most significant rebellion of this period was the [[Huang Chao Rebellion]], led initially by Wang Xianzhi and later by Huang Chao, who captured [[Guangzhou]] in [[879]], and Chang'an the following year; his seizure of Chang'an is said to have been particularly bloody. With the help of the Shatuo Turks, the dynasty survived and limped along, until its final collapse in [[907]].<ref>Schirokauer, 124.</ref> |
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| + | ==Emperors of the Tang== |
| + | #[[Emperor Gaozu of Tang]] ([[618]]-[[626]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Taizong of Tang]] (626-[[649]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Gaozong of Tang]] ([[650]]-[[683]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Zhongzong of Tang]] (683-[[684]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Ruizong of Tang]] (684-[[690]]) |
| + | #[[Empress Wu]] of the Zhou Dynasty<ref>Not to be confused with the [[Zhou Dynasty]], c. 1046–256 BCE.</ref> (690-[[705]]) |
| + | #Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (second reign, 705-[[710]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Shang of Tang]] (710) |
| + | #Emperor Ruizong of Tang (second reign, 710-[[712]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Xuanzong]] (712-[[756]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Suzong]] (756-[[762]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Daizong of Tang]] (762-[[780]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Dezong of Tang]] (780-[[805]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Shunzong]] (805) |
| + | #[[Emperor Xianzong]] (805-[[820]]) |
| + | ... |
| + | #[[Emperor Wuzong of Tang]] ([[840]]-[[846]]) |
| + | #[[Emperor Xuanzong II of Tang]] ([[847]]-?) |
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