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Chang'an was the traditional name of Xi'an, the capital of several Chinese dynasties from the Qin to the Tang. Learn about its origins, development, culture, and role as a major hub of the Silk Road.
Chang'an was the seat of power of the Han, Sui, and Tang dynasties, located near modern Xi'an. Learn about its history, culture, and achievements in this article from Britannica.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Mark Cartwright
- Early Settlement & Geography. A settlement from Neolithic times, Chang'an was an ideal location for a capital as it was surrounded on all sides by mountains, providing a useful obstacle to invading armies, and was close to the Yellow and Wei Rivers.
- The Han Capital. After the turmoil of the Warring States period (481-221 BCE), Chang'an was capital again during the Western Han dynasty between 206 BCE and 9 CE.
- The Southern & Northern Dynasties. After Luoyang had served as the capital of the Later/Eastern Han (23-220 CE), Chang'an returned as capital of many subsequent different dynastic states during the complex period of China's history known as the Southern and Northern Dynasties: the Jin (311-316 CE), the Zhao (319-329 CE), Qin (351-385 CE), Later Qin (386-417 CE), Western Wei (535-554 CE), and Northern Zhou (557-581 CE).
- The Tang Capital. During the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE) Chang'an was still the capital and became one of the great cities of the world and most important in East Asia.
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