1. Inner and Eastern Asia The Sui and Tang Empires
400 – 1200 C.E. 581 – 755 C.E.
Sui Empire Reunification Under The Sui
• Sui Empire reunified China
• Established a government based on
Confucianism, but heavily influenced
by Buddhism
• Sui’s rapid decline and fall may have
been due to large amounts of
resources spent on:
– Construction
– Canal and irrigation projects
– Military
Grand Canal Tang Empire
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