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title: Tang Dynasty
schema_type: TechArticle
category: history
language: en
confidence: medium
last_verified: "2026-05-28"
created_date: "2026-05-22"
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atomic_facts:
  - id: fact-tang-dynasty-001
    statement: The Tang dynasty ruled China from 618 to 907.
    source_title: Tang dynasty
    source_url: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tang-dynasty
    confidence: medium
  - id: fact-tang-dynasty-002
    statement: An Lushan was a Tang general whose rebellion began in 755 and seriously weakened the dynasty.
    source_title: An Lushan
    source_url: https://www.britannica.com/biography/An-Lushan
    confidence: medium
  - id: fact-tang-dynasty-003
    statement: >-
      The Met Museum describes the Tang period as a cosmopolitan era with flourishing trade and
      cultural exchange.
    source_title: Tang Dynasty (618-906)
    source_url: https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/tang-dynasty-618-906
    confidence: medium
completeness: 0.88
known_gaps:
  - Tang poetry, Buddhism, and examination institutions are summarized only briefly.
  - >-
    Population-loss estimates around the An Lushan rebellion are deliberately omitted because they
    vary widely.
disputed_statements: []
primary_sources:
  - id: ps-tang-dynasty-1
    title: Tang dynasty
    type: reference_article
    year: 2026
    institution: Encyclopaedia Britannica
    url: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tang-dynasty
  - id: ps-tang-dynasty-2
    title: An Lushan
    type: reference_article
    year: 2026
    institution: Encyclopaedia Britannica
    url: https://www.britannica.com/biography/An-Lushan
  - id: ps-tang-dynasty-3
    title: Tang Dynasty (618-906)
    type: museum_essay
    year: 2026
    institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    url: https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/tang-dynasty-618-906
secondary_sources: []
updated: "2026-05-28"
---
## TL;DR
The Tang dynasty ruled China from 618 to 907 and is often treated as a high point of imperial Chinese culture. This repair keeps the public facts to three sourced anchors: the dynasty dates, An Lushan's rebellion, and the Met Museum's overview of Tang cosmopolitan culture.

## Core Explanation
The Tang state governed a large, outward-looking empire. Its cultural reputation rests on trade, art, poetry, and exchange across Asia. The An Lushan rebellion marks a major political rupture that weakened Tang authority.

## Further Reading

- [Tang dynasty](https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tang-dynasty)
- [An Lushan](https://www.britannica.com/biography/An-Lushan)
- [Tang Dynasty (618-906)](https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/tang-dynasty-618-906)

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