Tang to Song Tang couldn't control the vast empire. In 751 Arab armies defeated the Chinese on China's western frontier at the Battle of Talas!
{"Image DocumentName": "Tang to SongTang couldn\u2019t control the vast empire. In 751 Arab armies defeated the Chinese on China\u2019s western frontier at the Battle of Talas!", "Image ImageDescription": "In 907 Chinese rebels sacked and burned the Tang capital at Changan and murdered the last emperor, a child. Rival warlord divided China into several kingdoms. In 960 an able general reunited China and proclaimed himself Song Taizu, the first Song (sung) emperor. The Song dynasty lasted from ( ). Song armies didn\u2019t regain western lands lost in 751 nor did they regain northern lands. The northern Liao dynasty founded in 907 by the nomadic Khitan peoples in Manchuria made the Song sign treaties that committed them to paying heavy tribute in silver, silk, and tea to keep from invading. Song empire was much smaller than Tang.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}