Tang Dynasty Ends: China's Golden Age Collapses After 300 Years
Zhu Wen forces Emperor Ai to abdicate, shattering the Tang Dynasty's three-century grip on China and plunging the realm into the chaotic Five Dynasties period. This abrupt collapse ends an era of relative stability, triggering decades of fractured warfare as rival warlords scramble to fill the power vacuum left by the fallen court.
May 12, 907
1119 years ago
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