Decentralization of Government (apr 1, 778 – jul 1, 898)
Description:
The loss of central authority and the consequent decentralization andlocalization of power had important social and economic consequences.
The decentralization of political power to the various provincial capitals
meant that many of these cities became regional metropolises - large-scale
administrative cities with great numbers of wealthy official families and great numbers of people engaged in service industries. Cambridge vol 3 pg. 28-29
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Date:
apr 1, 778
jul 1, 898
~ 120 years