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Inner and East Asia . 600-1200. Early Tang Empire. Tang Origins Buddhism and the Tang Empire Return of Imperial Bureaucracy To Chang’an by Land and Sea Trade and Cultural Exchange. End of the Tang Empire . Revival of Confucianism jinshi Upheavals and Repression (750-879)
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Inner and East Asia 600-1200
Early Tang Empire • Tang Origins • Buddhism and the Tang Empire • Return of Imperial Bureaucracy • To Chang’an by Land and Sea • Trade and Cultural Exchange
End of the Tang Empire • Revival of Confucianism jinshi • Upheavals and Repression (750-879) • The End of the Tang (879-907) • Internal problems • Regional challenges A preeminent scholar, classicist and a first-rate analytic and synthetic thinker, Zhu Xi (Chu Hsi) created the supreme synthesis of Song-Ming dynasty (960-1628 CE) Neo-Confucianism.
The Emergence of East Asia, to 1200 • The Liao and Jin Challenge • Song Industries • Economy and Society in Song China • Civilians in charge • Civil service exam • Moveable type • Population growth • Credit system • Privatization • Women lose status • Failure at Reform
New Kingdoms in East Asia: Korea • Most influenced by China • 109 BCE Chinese colonies established • Three Kingdoms • Koguryo • Silla • Paekche • Chinese connections: • Buddhism • Examination System • Writing • Bureaucracy • Tang and Silla alliance • Independent Silla • Tribute to China
New Kingdoms in East Asia: Korea • Korean aristocrats • Buddhism preferred over Confucianism • Pottery • Elite dominated social and political life • Social structure • Collapse of Silla and Koryo Silla Buddha triad in 7th century, Kyongju (from Buddhist Sculpture of Korea)
New Kingdoms in East Asia: Japan • Taika reforms • Court etiquette • Diplomacy • Confucianism • Reforms unpopular with • Aristocratic families • Buddhist Monks • Response to resistance • Emperors gave power to aristocrats
New Kingdoms in East Asia: Japan • Development of Feudalism • 9th c. CE Fujiwara family dominates • Buddhist and Imperial Court Alliance • Elite monopolize land and labor in countryside • Samurai emerge • Code of conduct • No free peasantry Date Masamune, The One-Eyed Dragon, Samurai General
New Kingdoms in East Asia: Japan • Collapse of Tang • Chinese model less appropriate • Daimyos emerge • 300 private states • Modern conflict • Large peasant armies • Boost to the economy • New Wealthy Commercial Class Emerges
New Kingdoms in East Asia: Vietnam • China wanted to control rice production • At first Viet elite cooperated • Productive Agriculture • Military Advantage
New Kingdoms in East Asia: Vietnam • Viet people did not react positively to Chinese • Culture significantly different • Peasant rebellions • Vietnamese Independence • Limits of Chinese Influence • Vietnam vulnerable to Foreign invasion When a Chinese general murdered a rebellious Vietnamese nobleman and raped his widow, the widow, TrungTrac, and her sister, TrungNhi, roused the local lords and led a rebellion against the Chinese. They were so successful that they carved out an independent kingdom of which they were made queens.