CHIN 50 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Ennin, Eastern Wei, Emperor Taizong Of Tang
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Reunification under the sui dynasty, founding of the tang dynasty. Succession of southern dynasties (all had capital at jiankang) Yang jian, founder of the sui dynasty, ruled as emperor wen (wendi) (581-604) He had previously served as a military general in the northern zhou. Capital of the sui established at chang"an (near modern xi"an) Unified north and south in 589 (by defeating the last southern dynasty, chen) The grand canal (purpose is to transport grain to the capital yangzhou) was constructed by the. Later, it extended northeastward for military supply route for military campaigns against. The tang empire (618-907) and areas of influence. Came to throne in a coup, killing 2 brothers and forcing his father (the founding emperor) to hand over power. First chinese legal code to survive in full; influence on japanese, korean, vietnamese rulers. Earliest extant wooden tang buildings -- nanchan temple (a wooden buddhist hall) Visited by ennin, japanese buddhist priest, in 9th century.
