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Wikipedia: The Tang Dynasty (Chinese: 唐朝; pinyin: Táng Cháo; IPA: [tʰɑ̌ŋ tʂʰɑ̌ʊ̯]; Middle Chinese: dhɑng) (June 18, 618–June 4, 907) was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li (李) family, who seized power during the decline and collapse of the Sui Empire. The dynasty was interrupted briefly by the Second Zhou Dynasty (October 8, 690–March 3, 705) when Empress Wu Zetian seized the throne, becoming the first and only Chinese empress regnant, ruling in her own right.
![[reliquary from 7th century]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ddol_mangD_s.jpg "reliquary from 7th century")
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![[A clay figure of a haniwa model of a ship, from Japan's Kofun period]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Funagata_haniwa_01_28trim_29_s.jpg "A clay figure of a haniwa model of a ship, from Japan's Kofun period")
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![[Front of the Great East Hall]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Foguang_Temple_8_s.jpg "Front of the Great East Hall")
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![[A pair of Chinese Buddhist guardian statues made of earthenware and pigments, from the Tang Dynasty , dated to the...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Guardian_figures_2C_earthenware_with_pigment_2C_Tang_Dynasty_s.jpg "A pair of Chinese Buddhist guardian statues made of earthenware and pigments, from the Tang Dynasty , dated to the...")
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![[A square bronze mirror with a phoenix motif of gold and silver inlaid with lacquer, 8th century]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Square_mirror_with_phoenix_motif_2C_Tang_Dynasty_s.jpg "A square bronze mirror with a phoenix motif of gold and silver inlaid with lacquer, 8th century")
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![[The Chinese Kaigentsūhō'' coin , first minted in 621 CE in Chang'an, was the model for the Japanese ''Wadōkaichin]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Chinese_Kaigentsuho_coin_s.jpg "The Chinese Kaigentsūhō'' coin , first minted in 621 CE in Chang'an, was the model for the Japanese ''Wadōkaichin")
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![[Lu Yu: The Classic of Tea]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Chajing_s.jpg "Lu Yu: The Classic of Tea")
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![[Terracotta lady, 7th-8th century]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Dame_Chine_Guimet_291003_s.jpg "Terracotta lady, 7th-8th century")
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![[The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Chang'an , built in 652, repaired by Empress Wu Zetian in 704]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Wild_goose_pagoda_xian_china_s.jpg "The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, Chang'an , built in 652, repaired by Empress Wu Zetian in 704")
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![[Emperor Xuanzong of Tang wearing the robes and the hat of a scholar]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tang_xuanzong_s.jpg "Emperor Xuanzong of Tang wearing the robes and the hat of a scholar")
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![[Woman playing polo, 8th century]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Joueuse_de_polo_Tang_29102_s.jpg "Woman playing polo, 8th century")
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![[This Tang yellow]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_pottery_horse_2C_detail_1_s.jpg "This Tang yellow")
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![[Tang statue of a civil official dressed in Hanfu, made of sancai glazed earthenware]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/CMOC_Treasures_of_Ancient_China_exhibit_tri_coloured_figure_of_a_civil_official_s.jpg "Tang statue of a civil official dressed in Hanfu, made of sancai glazed earthenware")
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![[A tomb guard (wushi yong), terracotta sculpture, Tang Dynasty, early 8th century]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cernuschi_Museum_20060812_162_s.jpg "A tomb guard (wushi yong), terracotta sculpture, Tang Dynasty, early 8th century")
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