Compare The Achievements Of The Tang Dynasty

Lasting from 628 to 907 AD, the Tang Dynasty was considered the Golden Age of China. Gaozu was the first emperor of the Tang Dynasty. He came to power after his defeat of the Sui Dynasty. Taizong, the son and the successor of Emperor Gaozu, was considered the greatest emperor in all of China because of his many lasting achievements. His achievements included military reform, creation of law codes, equal-field system, and the establishment of the Silk Road which led to the influx of traders and internalization of society. After the rule of Taizong, the “radiant” Emperor Xuanzong came to power. His rule lasted from 685 to 761 AD. Under his rule, the arts, music, Tantric Buddhism, and Taoism flourished. Although this was mostly considered a good thing, it caused some internal rebellion by Lushan. Along with all of these wonderful emperors, the Tang Dynasty was the only point in history where China had a woman ruler. Empress Wu was the only woman in Chinese history to rule. The Tang Dynasty accomplished and had many things that other past dynasties had not had before them. The Tang Dynasty was the first dynasty to give women equal rights to men. Women had all of the exact same rights as men and were generally treated with the same respect. The Tang Dynasty was also a huge part of Imperial China because it was so prosperous in …show more content…
At their peak, the Mongols controlled about 11 to 12 million square miles of land, which is comparable to the size Africa. Genghis Khan ruled over about one million people, and in order to suppress the many tribal warfares, Genghis ended inherited aristocratic titles. Adding onto this, he forbade the selling and kidnapping of many women, banned Mongol enslavement, as well as making livestock theft punishable by a death trial. Genghis Khan also ordered the adoption of a writing system, oversaw a regular census, and had a religious