93620047 | Buddhism | a strong social, economic, and political force up until mid-9th century of Tang dynasty | 0 | |
93620048 | Empress Wu | tang ruler 690-705 CE | 1 | |
93620049 | Empress Wu | supported Buddhism, tried to elevate it to state religion, had many statues created | 2 | |
93620050 | Anti-Buddhist people | Confucian and Daoist rivals jealous of Buddhist success, convinced emperors Buddhism not good for economy b/c of tax breaks and free land | 3 | |
93620051 | Wuzong | Tang ruler 841-847 | 4 | |
93620052 | Wuzong | persecuted Buddhism and destroyed monasteries in 840s, reduced Buddhism influence in favor of Confucian ideology | 5 | |
93620053 | Buddhism | was weakened in the end but still influenced language, thinking about heaven, charity, law | 6 | |
93620054 | Empress Wei | poisoned her husband, son of Empress Wu, to try and get power but failed | 7 | |
93620055 | Xuanzong | Tang ruler 713-756 | 8 | |
93620056 | Xuanzong | ruled during peak of Tang dynasty, at first ruled with a lot of interest, later became less and less interested in empire | 9 | |
93620057 | Xuanzong | became infatuated with a concubine who ended up being a reason Tang dynasty became weaker | 10 |
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