T'ang

T'ang [CP].
Chinese dynasty of the period AD 618 to AD 907. The T'ang period falls into two parts, the first being from the foundation of the dynasty until the rebellion of An Lu-Shan in AD 756. During this time the empire was ruled successively by T'ai Tsung, the empress Wu, and the emperor Hsuan Tsung. In the second period, after the An Lu-Shan disaster, the court never regained full control of the administration of the provinces, military governors becoming increasingly powerful. The capital was at Chang'an, but the dynasty was destroyed by a series of internal rebellions from AD 874 onwards.