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The Tang dynasty (/ t ɑː ŋ /, [6]; Chinese: 唐朝 [a]), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. It was preceded by the Sui dynasty and followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period .
The Yangtze basin had thus become the main base of the Tang dynasty's war efforts. In January 757, the newly self-proclaimed Yan emperor An Qingxu ordered general Yin Ziqi [ zh ] ( 尹子奇 ) to join forces with general Yang Chaozong ( 楊朝宗 ) and besiege Suiyang (present-day Shangqiu , Henan).
The Karluks, a federation of three Türgesh tribes with settlements around Tian Shan, were producers and exporters of iron weapons to the Tibetan Empire and the Tang dynasty. [8] In 747, the Tang general Gao Xianzhi, who had successfully fought the Tibetan empire in the Pamir Mountains, established control over the Gilgit region.
The Tang dynasty at its height in the 660s. The military history of the Tang dynasty encompasses the period of Chinese military activity from 618 to 907. The Tang dynasty and the preceding Sui dynasty share many similar trends and behaviors in terms of military tactics, strategy, and technology, so it can be viewed that the Tang continued the Sui tradition.
The Goguryeo–Tang War [1] occurred from 645 to 668 and was fought between Goguryeo and the Tang dynasty. During the course of the war, the two sides allied with various other states. Goguryeo successfully repulsed the invading Tang armies during the first Tang invasions of 645–648.
The An Lushan rebellion was a civil war in China that lasted from 755 to 763, at the approximate midpoint of the Tang dynasty (618–907). It began as a commandery rebellion attempting to overthrow and replace the Tang government with the rogue Yan dynasty.
The Abbasid Caliphate and Tibetans defeated the Tang dynasty. 755–763: An–Shi Rebellion: An Lushan, An Qingxu, Shi Siming and Shi Chaoyi led a massive rebellion against Tang dynasty. 756: Battle of Tong Pass: The rebel Yan state defeats Tang dynasty and soon captured Chang'an, the capital of Tang dynasty. 756: Battle of Yongqiu
Tang campaign against Karakhoja; Tang campaign against Kucha; Tang campaign against the Eastern Turks; Tang campaigns against Karasahr; Tang campaigns against the Western Turks; Tang-Nanzhao conflicts in Annan; Third Era of Northern Domination