Tang Dynasty 618-907 A.D.

      Li Yuan was the first Tang emperor.  His son, Tan Taizong was a brilliant general, government reformer, historian, and master of caligraphy.  He expanded the empire.  Vietnam, Tibet, and Korea all became tributary states. 

      Thier governmental and economic growth was based on confucianism.  They chose the best people in the society to be in the government.  They had land reform which lead to wealth redistribution and the Tang also had increased taxes.  Declines and effects of what happend with the the Tang are that they lost territory, corruption, they had high taxes, famine was spreading, and rebellions started.  In the year 907, the Tang empire fell.