Chang'an

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Chang'an was the ancient capital of several Chinese dynasties and a major political, cultural, and trade center along the Silk Road.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former national capital
historical city
capitalType imperial capital
connectedTo Central Asia via Silk Road routes
Mediterranean region via Silk Road network
Persia via Silk Road routes
country China
culturalRole center of Buddhism in East Asia
center of Confucian scholarship
center of Daoism
cosmopolitan metropolis with foreign communities
declinePeriod late Tang dynasty
linked to: Tang dynasty
era ancient China
feature administrative quarters
imperial palace complex
market districts
religious and temple complexes
flourishedIn Sui dynasty period
linked to: Sui dynasty

Tang dynasty period
linked to: Tang dynasty
heritageStatus part of the Silk Roads UNESCO World Heritage properties (via Xi'an)
influenced Gyeongju
Heian-kyō (Kyoto)
linked to: Kyoto

Nara
knownFor influence on East Asian capital city planning
locatedIn Guanzhong Plain
linked to: Guanzhong region

Shaanxi Province
locatedNear Qinling Mountains
Wei River
modernLocation Xi'an
linked to: X’ian, China
partOf Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
populationPeak over one million inhabitants (approximate)
servedAsCapitalOf Eastern Han dynasty (intermittently)
linked to: Han dynasty

Former Qin
Former Zhao
Later Qin
Northern Zhou
Qin dynasty
Sui dynasty
Tang dynasty
Western Han dynasty
linked to: Han dynasty

Western Jin dynasty (briefly)
linked to: Western Jin dynasty

Western Zhou dynasty
linked to: Western Zhou period

Xin dynasty
significance major cultural center of ancient China
major economic center of ancient China
major political center of ancient China
major trade hub on the Silk Road
successorCity Luoyang (as capital in some later periods)
linked to: Luoyang
urbanForm planned grid layout
walled city

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Xi'an formerName Chang'an
subject linked to: X’ian, China
Han dynasty capital Chang'an
Tang dynasty capital Chang'an
Chang’an Avenue namedAfter Chang’an (ancient capital of China)
linked to: Chang'an
Sogdians diasporaPresence Chang'an
Xijing associatedWith Chang'an
Small Wild Goose Pagoda locatedIn former Tang capital Chang'an
linked to: Chang'an
Former Han capital Chang'an
Emperor Gaozu of Han deathPlace Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
Emperor Gaozu of Han capitalEstablishedAt Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
High Tang hasCapital Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
Western Jin dynasty capital Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
Northwest China historicalSite ancient Chang'an (modern Xi'an)
linked to: Chang'an
Emperor Taizong of Tang deathPlace Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
Emperor Taizong of Tang capitalDuringReign Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
Huang Chao Rebellion location Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
Wu Daozi region Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang birthPlace Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang deathPlace Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang capitalDuringReign Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
Emperor Daizong of Tang associatedWith Chang'an court
linked to: Chang'an
Ancient China hasCapital Chang'an
Emperor Wu of Han birthPlace Chang'an
Emperor Wu of Han deathPlace Chang'an
Emperor Xian of Han capitalDuringReign Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an
An Lushan Rebellion location Chang’an
linked to: Chang'an