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The 22 pages that link to Chang'an, each with the reason it gives.

• Silk RoadRelated: The eastern terminus where foreign merchants formed permanent, regulated colonies.

• Tang dynastyBroader topic: Its markets and foreign communities made Tang cosmopolitanism visible in daily life.

• Tibetan EmpireRelated: Tibetan forces briefly occupied the Tang capital in 763, a striking measure of imperial reach.

• Heian-kyōRelated: Heian-kyō’s planned grid drew on the model of Tang-dynasty Chang’an.

• Du FuRelated: Du Fu experienced the capital’s capture and devastation during the rebellion.

• Emperor Xuanzong of TangRelated: Its cosmopolitan court and urban culture flourished during Xuanzong’s early reign.

• Heijō-kyōCompared with: Heijō-kyō drew on Chang’an’s planned-city model while adapting it to Japan.

• Huang Chao RebellionBroader topic: Huang Chao’s capture of the Tang capital in 881 marked the rebellion’s high point.

• ShaanxiBroader topic: Its successive imperial capitals made the Shaanxi region a center of political power.

• Xi'anRelated: The city’s ancient identity and imperial history are most often traced through its name as Chang'an.

• Dong ZhuoRelated: Dong Zhuo forcibly moved the court here after withdrawing from Luoyang.

• Emperor Suzong of TangBroader topic: The court retook Chang’an in 757, restoring its symbolic seat without ending the rebellion.

• Wei RiverRelated: The river valley supported the growth of this major imperial city.

• Western WeiRelated: Western Wei’s court was based in Chang’an, west of its rival Eastern Wei.

• Yang GuifeiRelated: The court fled Chang’an as the rebellion approached, beginning the journey tied to her death.

• GuanzhongBroader topic: Its successive imperial capitals made Guanzhong a center of governance and court life.

• Liu ZongyuanRelated: Liu entered Tang official life in the empire’s political center.

• Quiet Night ThoughtRelated: Li Bai’s life and writing were connected to the Tang world in which Chang’an was a cultural center.

• Western HanRelated: The court made Chang'an the dynasty’s political center.

• Guo ZiyiBroader topic: Guo Ziyi helped recover the capital after rebel forces seized it.

• Huang ChaoRelated: Huang Chao’s forces captured and sacked the Tang capital in 881.

• Upheaval of the Five BarbariansBroader topic: Its fall in 316 ended Western Jin rule in the north.