- Bureaucracy grew so large that the empire’s wealth started to dry up - Scholar gentry, educated government officials, were left in charge of military conquests - Moved capital from Chang’an (Xian) to Kaifeng, because of threats from nomads (jan 1, 960 – jan 1, 1297)
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jan 1, 960
jan 1, 1297
~ 337 years