The Tang Court After Empress Wu: A Fragile Restoration The Tang Dynasty, following the abdication of Empress Wu Zetian in […]
The Shadow of Empress Wu’s Favor In the twilight years of Empress Wu Zetian’s reign (690–705 CE), two figures emerged […]
Two Empresses and Their Controversial Favorites The 7th-8th centuries witnessed extraordinary female rulers in East Asia—China’s Wu Zetian (624–705) and […]
The Ascent of a Political Mastermind Wu Zetian’s rise to power was neither accidental nor unchallenged. Though the Tang aristocracy […]
The Ailing Emperor and His Powerful Consort Emperor Gaozong of Tang, born Li Zhi, passed away on the fourth day […]
The Twilight of an Era: Li Ji’s Death and a Shifting Political Landscape In 669 CE, the Tang Dynasty lost […]
The Collapse of Baekje and the Call for Japanese Aid In 660 CE, the once-powerful Korean kingdom of Baekje faced […]
The Tang Dynasty’s Shifting Power Dynamics In the mid-7th century, the Tang Dynasty stood as a dominant force in East […]
The Fragile Balance of Power in Tang Dynasty Politics The Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) is often celebrated as a golden […]
A Fateful Meeting in the Nunnery The quiet halls of the Buddhist nunnery witnessed a pivotal moment in Chinese history […]
The Dawn of the Yonghui Era In the first year following Emperor Taizong’s death (650 AD), the new era name […]
The Golden Age of Zhenguan and Its Fracturing The reign of Emperor Taizong (626–649) of the Tang Dynasty is often […]
The Tang Dynasty’s Expansionist Vision Emperor Taizong of Tang (r. 626–649) inherited an empire already primed for territorial expansion. The […]
The Monk Who Defied Borders In the rugged mountains of northern India, the Buddhist monk Xuanzang received unsettling news—the fall […]
The Forbidden Departure In the autumn of 629 AD, under the cover of imperial preoccupation, the Buddhist monk Xuanzang embarked […]
A Fractured Empire and the Birth of a Vision In the turbulent years preceding the Tang dynasty’s consolidation of power, […]
A Fratricidal Struggle for the Tang Throne The morning of July 2, 626 AD, witnessed one of the most dramatic […]
The Fractured Brotherhood: Origins of the Tang Succession Crisis The early Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) witnessed one of history’s most […]
The Fractured Empire: Background of Early Tang Dynastic Tensions The Tang Dynasty’s early years were marked by both spectacular military […]
The Rise and Fall of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande In the summer of 621 AD, the triumphant return of […]
The Fractured Empire and the Rise of Li Shimin In the turbulent early years of the Tang Dynasty (618–907), China […]
The Fractured Empire: Origins of Liu Wuzhou’s Rebellion The late Sui Dynasty (581–618) was a period of chaos and fragmentation. […]
