Society during this time was flexible for what it was. The Tang Dynasty had eight social classes but an individual could rise up through lots of hard work and determination. The order of the social classes went Emperor, aristocracy, bureaucracy, eunuchs, clergy, peasants, artisans/traders and lastly slaves. The exception to this rule would be that if the Emperor rose to power through other means that weren’t hereditary, the aristocracy may have more power than the Emperor himself. To ensure the classes would be enforced, laws were made that dictated what each class possess (cite source). The economy in the Tang Dynasty was strong but in the beginning it wasn’t that way. Before advancements in farming were made, the Dynasty was having woes
