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The Tang empire - the second of the Chinese empires having subcontinental size, after the Han 漢 - stretched from the Tarim Basin 塔里木盆地 to the Korean Peninsula, and from Mongolia down to what is modern Vietnam. The Tang capital was Chang'an 長安 (modern...

In times of Chinese division, Korean Kingdoms had friendly relations with neighboring states-exchange of embassies, honorific titles bestowed by the Chinese emperors, and the absence of large-scale conflicts. But, when China became unified with various...

The Protectorate-General to Pacify the East 安東都護府 (An dong tuo hu fu in Pinyin) 안동도호부 (Andong Dohobu in Korean) was a military government established at Pyongyang by Tang Dynasty China in 668 . It played an important role in the turbulent events of the...