The Tang Dynasty’s Desperate Hour In the chaotic aftermath of the An Lushan Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty found itself clinging […]
The Collapse of Central Authority In January 763 AD, the eight-year An Lushan Rebellion—the most devastating civil war in Tang […]
The Sage’s Blueprint for Order The ancient Confucian philosopher Zengzi, one of Confucius’s most prominent disciples and among the Five […]
The Twilight of Imperial Authority The mid-8th century marked a turning point for the Tang Dynasty, once the pinnacle of […]
The An Lushan Rebellion and the Collapse of Tang Authority The mid-8th century marked one of the most catastrophic periods […]
The Collapse of Central Authority and the Rise of Regional Warlords The An Shi Rebellion (755–763) marked one of the […]
The Aftermath of Xiangji Temple and the Race for Strategic Dominance Following the pivotal Battle of Xiangji Temple in 757 […]
The Collapse of the An Lushan Rebellion and the Rise of a Hero In December 756 AD, as the An […]
The Powder Keg of the Tang Dynasty In the second year of the Zhide era (757 AD), the An Lushan […]
A Capital in Chaos: The Aftermath of An Lushan’s Victory In late June 756, just half a month after Emperor […]
The Strategic Importance of Hangu Pass Nestled in the heart of China’s central plains, Hangu Pass was once considered the […]
The Collapse of Northern Defenses and a Rebellion’s Momentum In the bitter winter of early 756 CE, the An Lushan […]
The Gathering Storm: Origins of the An Lushan Rebellion The An Lushan Rebellion (755–763 CE) erupted during the twilight of […]
The Rise and Ruin of a Dynasty The Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) is often remembered as China’s cultural and political […]
From Obscurity to Power: The Unlikely Ascent of Yang Guozhong Born as Yang Zhao in Puzhou Yongle, Yang Guozhong’s early […]
The Twilight of a Northern Empire In the fourth year of the Tianbao era (745 CE), the Later Turkic Khaganate […]
The Turbulent Frontier: Zhang Shougui’s Iron Fist in the Northeast In the 20th year of the Kaiyuan era (732 CE), […]
The Golden Age and Its Fiscal Demands The Kaiyuan era (713-741) under Emperor Xuanzong of Tang represented both the zenith […]
The Early Reforms and Fiscal Restructuring The Kaiyuan era (713-741) under Emperor Xuanzong of Tang began as a model of […]
The Foundations of Tang Military Power The Tang Dynasty (618–907) inherited and refined the fubing (府兵) military system from its […]
The Rise of Tibet and the Fragile Balance of Power The unraveling of the Tang Dynasty’s “Tiankehan” (Heavenly Khan) tributary […]
The Shadow of a Golden Age In the year 705 AD, official records proudly proclaimed that the Tang Empire under […]
