The Tang Dynasty: The Five Dynasties Of China

The Tang Dynasty was part of the glorious period, ruling from 618 to 907, being one of the most powerful. This dynasty came after the Six Dynasties which was a period of chaos for china and before the Five Dynasties in the north, Ten dynasties in the south which were another time of chaos and division. While the Tang Dynasty was in power it was a time of economic development and growth; along with many inventions and discoveries. The Tang Dynasty along with many others have a way of repeating history with rises and falls in the many Dynasties China has seen. The Tang Dynasty had over twenty-one emperors who ruled during the time period. Most of these leaders relied on a large bureaucracy to help keep them in power. Emperor knew they couldn’t do the job alone so they looked for people to hire and help them, the only problem was they didn’t know who or how to choose them. They used to be like the Han Dynasty and used aristocracy to help them, always choosing family wasn’t the best option because they would not be smart and they’d have to take them because they were family. They eventually gave up on hiring people based on if they were family or not, and started using a different method such as the civil service examinations. These exams were open to everyone except certain groups, such as the merchants, actors, and the …show more content…
One of the biggest conflicts were between the nobles and the civilian class. They both usually held different political views and accept desperate policies. One group always wanted to be more superior than the other causing many fight in the city and becoming one major decline in their dynasty. Another reason for a decline was the peasants’ uprising causing the largest decline in the Tang Dynasty history. Along with the declines and falls of the dynasty there were also rises and inclines too. With the Tang Dynasty being a period of new