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jan 1, 619 - Tang Dynasty Capitals: Chang'an and Luoyang

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Li Yuan (the first major emperor of the Tang) and the Ministry of Rites (620 CE) rebuilt the Confucian exam system and bureaucracy. Different forms of Buddhism arose: Chan/Zen (700-1279 CE), and Empress Wu (c. 700 CE) oppressed Buddhists openly.

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Date:

jan 1, 619
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~ 1407 years ago

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