Tang 唐
618–907 690–705: Zhou dynasty
Tang dynasty c. 669. Map of China during the Tang Dynasty. In yellow are the territories of China and the area of vassals and allies are in dark yellow.
Capital	Chang'an (618–684 and 705–904) Luoyang (684–705 and 904–907)
Common languages	Middle Chinese
Religion	Chinese Buddhism Taoism Chinese folk religion Nestorianism Manichaeism Zoroastrianism
Government	Monarchy
Emperor
• 618–626 (first)	Emperor Gaozu
• 626–649	Emperor Taizong
• 712–756	Emperor Xuanzong
• 904–907 (last)	Emperor Ai
History
•	June 18, 618
• Usurped by Wu Zetian	690–705a
• An Lushan Rebellion	755–763b
•	June 1, 907
Area
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Population
• 7th century	50 million
• 9th century	80 million
Currency	Chinese coin Chinese cash
Preceded by Succeeded by Sui dynasty Eastern Turkic Khaganate Western Turkic Khaganate Goguryeo Later Liang Wu Wuyue Min Former Shu Khitans
a October 8, 690 – March 3, 705. b December 16, 755 – February 17, 763.

Tang dynasty
"Tang dynasty" in Han characters
Chinese	唐朝
Transcriptions Mandarin - Hanyu Pinyin Táng cháo - Wade–Giles T‘ang2 ch‘ao2 - IPA [tʰǎŋ ʈʂʰǎu] - Gwoyeu Romatzyh Tarng chaur Min - Taiwanese Romanization Tông tiâu Wu - Romanization Dáõn záu Cantonese (Yue) - Jyutping Tong4 ciu4 - IPA [tʰɔ̏ːŋ tsʰȉːu] - Yale Romanization Tong4 chiu4 Middle Chinese - Middle Chinese dang djew

The Tang dynasty (Chinese: 唐朝; pinyin: Tángcháo) (18 June 618 – 4 June 907) was an imperial dynasty of China. It came after the Sui Dynasty and was followed by the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Period. It was founded by the Li (李) family, who came to power during the fall of the Sui Empire. The dynasty was interrupted for a short time by the Zhou dynasty (周) (16 October 690 – 3 March 705) founded by Empress Wu Zetian who managed to claim the throne, becoming the first and only Chinese Empress.