History 1601E Lecture Notes - Sui Dynasty, Emperor Taizong Of Tang, Yangtze

• School: Western University
• Department: History
• Course: History 1601E
• Professor: Carl Young

Document Summary

The sui dynasty : founded by yang qian (wendi) in 589 ce when he reunited all of china, succeeded by yangdi (604-618, strong central government, emphasis on conquest and infrastructure building, vietnam and eastern turks submitted to sui. October 19th, 2010: tang built on innovations of earlier dynasties (particularly sui, land distributed to peasants, which would returned to the states at death, officials received tax-free land, peasants subjected to a labour tax and military conscription. Tang administration : local administration changed to a system of districts, prefectures, and provinces, tang central administration set base for later imperial government up to the beginning of the. Department of state affairs : carried out policies, subdivided into six ministries, personnel, revenue, rites, military, justice, and public works. Tang influence on asia : tang became the model for states in japan, korea, tibet, and southeast asia, strong diplomatic and trade influence.