jan 1, 620 - Li Yuan and the Ministry of Rites

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- Li Yuan (Duke of Tang; worked under Yangdi); gained power after death of Yangdi and founded the Tang Dynasty

- conquered areas in central Asia, repaired the Great Wall

- helped in rebuilding the bureaucracy (Confucian education, levels control by bureaucrats: imperial control to district/regional/local level)

-Ministry of Rites: system of formal examinations for bureaucrats

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