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