Wu Zetian’s influence across Central Asia helped boost trade, particularly in valuable commodities like silk and tea, which ...

Qianling, the tomb of the third Tang emperor ... the Tang Dynasty's power and prosperity as well as its friendly relations with minority peoples in frontier areas and with other central Asian ...

The Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) is generally regarded as a golden age in imperial Chinese history. The dynasty’s greatness owes much to its second emperor, Taizong, who helped his father, Gaozu, ...

Liu Tingxun was a loyal servant of the Dynasty ... but they also underline Tang China's close commercial and trading links with Central Asia and the lands beyond, through the Silk Road.

She was often remembered as a shrewd and cunning ruler, used both political skill and, at times, ruthless tactics to ...

Chinas Tang Dynasty capital; Turfan, a verdant oasis and trading outpost; Samarkand, home of prosperous merchants who thrived on the caravan trade; and Baghdad, a fertile hub of commerce and ...