Book contents
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World History
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Table
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Global developments
- Part II Eurasian commonalities
- Part III Growing interactions
- Part IV Expanding religious systems
- Part V State formations
- 18 State formation and empire building
- 19 State formation in China from the Sui through the Song dynasties
- 20 The Mongol Empire and inter-civilizational exchange
- 21 Byzantium
- 22 Early polities of the Western Sudan
- 23 Mesoamerican state formation in the Postclassic period
- 24 State and religion in the Inca Empire
- 25 “Proto-globalization” and “Proto-glocalizations” in the Middle Millennium
- Index
- References
19 - State formation in China from the Sui through the Song dynasties
from Part V - State formations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 May 2015
Book contents
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World History
- The Cambridge World History
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Table
- Contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- Part I Global developments
- Part II Eurasian commonalities
- Part III Growing interactions
- Part IV Expanding religious systems
- Part V State formations
- 18 State formation and empire building
- 19 State formation in China from the Sui through the Song dynasties
- 20 The Mongol Empire and inter-civilizational exchange
- 21 Byzantium
- 22 Early polities of the Western Sudan
- 23 Mesoamerican state formation in the Postclassic period
- 24 State and religion in the Inca Empire
- 25 “Proto-globalization” and “Proto-glocalizations” in the Middle Millennium
- Index
- References
Summary
The short-lived Sui dynasty (581-618) and the succeeding Tang dynasty (618-907) were products of the political consolidation achieved in North China by the foreign-ruled Northern Wei (386-534). The reunification of China under the Sui and Tang dynasties was the catalyst for the formation of a common East Asian civilization and the shaping of East Asia's political order. Although the Tang dynasty survived, the An Lushan Rebellion had devastated North China and permanently crippled the authority of the central government. The post-rebellion transformation of Chinese government, society, and economy constituted one of the key watersheds in Chinese history. The Song emperors, mindful of the disunity fostered by military leaders since the An Lushan Rebellion, championed civil governance. Wang Anshi's New Policies pitched China into a half-century of incessant partisan struggle in which the reform measures were repeatedly done and undone.
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