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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Emperor_Ruizong_of_TangEmperor Ruizong of Tang - Wikipedia

    In 716, Emperor Ruizong died at Baifu Hall. He was enshrined into the imperial temple, along with Emperor Xuanzong's mother Consort Dou, who was posthumously honored an empress. Emperor Xuanzong had his daughter Princess Wan'an become a Taoist nun to seek blessings for Emperor Ruizong.

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  3. www.jstor.org › stable › pdfWhy Were Chang'an and Beijing so Different? - JSTOR

    Chang'an in the 7th to 9th century, and Beijing after the 14th cen-tury, indicate that a crucial feature of the Chinese imperial urban plan, the position of the imperial palaces, is in the north center at Chang'an and roughly in the exact center at Beijing, thereby dispel-ling the myth of the direct descent of all Chinese imperial city plans

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Emperor_Xuanzong_of_TangEmperor Xuanzong of Tang - Wikipedia

    Princess Taiping's assets were confiscated, and it was said that there was so much treasure, livestock, and real estate that it took several years: more than thirty years for the accounting to be complete. Emperor Ruizong moved to a secondary palace, Baifu Hall (百福殿) and would remain there until his death in 716. [17] [19]

  5. www.worldhistory.org › Chang'anChang'an - World History Encyclopedia

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    • 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.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Chang'anChang'an - Wikipedia

    Important halls of the palace included: Linhua Hall, Changxin Hall, Changqiu Hall, Yongshou Hall, Shenxian Hall, Yongchang Hall, and the Bell Room. Weiyang Palace ( 未央宮 ; Wèiyāng Gōng ) Also known as the West Palace.

  7. startwords.cdh.princeton.edu › issues › 4Toward a Deep Map of Chang’an: Some Reflections of a ...

    Chang’an (modern Xi’an, Shaanxi province) is one of the most renowned cities in Chinese history. It was the capital of the Western Han (202 BCE–8 CE) and the Tang (618–907) dynasties: the twin peaks of imperial power in premodern China.

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  9. www.thoughtco.com › changan-china-ancient-capitalChang'an - Capital of the Han, Sui, and Tang Dynasties

    Feb 3, 2019 · Chang'an served as capital to the leaders of the Western Han (206 BC-220 AD), Sui (581-618 CE), and Tang (618-907 AD) dynasties. Chang'An was established as a capital in 202 BC by the first Han Emperor Gaozu (ruled 206-195), and it was destroyed during the political upheaval at the end of the Tang dynasty in 904 AD.