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Late Tang China and the World, 750–907 CE

Late Tang China and the World, 750–907 CE

Late Tang China and the World, 750–907 CE

Shao-yun Yang, Denison University, Ohio
May 2023
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    In recent decades, the Tang dynasty (618-907) has acquired a reputation as the most 'cosmopolitan' period in Chinese history. The standard narrative also claims that this cosmopolitan openness faded after the An Lushan Rebellion of 755-763, to be replaced by xenophobic hostility toward all things foreign. This Element reassesses the cosmopolitanism-to-xenophobia narrative and presents a more empirically-grounded and nuanced interpretation of the Tang empire's foreign relations after 755.

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    May 2023
    Adobe eBook Reader
    9781009397247
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    Table of Contents

    • Introduction
    • 1. The Transformation of the Tang Frontier Military
    • 2. The Battle of Talas (751 CE)
    • 3. The An Lushan Rebellion and Its Consequences
    • 4. An Anti-Foreign (Or Anti-Sogdian) Backlash?
    • 5. The Uighur Crisis and the Huichang Persecution of 842–846
    • 6. Tang China and the Making of the Sinographic Sphere
    • Conclusion: The Fall of the Tang in East Asian History.
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    • Shao-yun Yang , Denison University, Ohio