The beginning of medieval China benefited from proper rulership which inspired the military and encouraged the citizens to believe in their emperor. The Tang Dynasty was one of the more prosperous dynasties in medieval China and during this time China was setting itself up for future success. In the center of this dynamic improvement was Emperor Taizong. His leadership was benevolent and key feature of his reign was his willingness to listen to his advice from his officials and award them for their
were convinced that a moral education based on Confucian teachings would transform society. By deploying such a strategy, the time of absorbing entrenched knowledge was over some time in the beginning of the 16th century (Haboush, 1991). Although China as a country had been far more influential and dominant, Korean Neo-Confucian scholars contributed not only to the development of Chosŏn Neo-Confucianism but also to Neo-Confucian philosophy in general (Choi, 2010). By this time, the government encouraged
Empress Wu, the first and only female emperor of China is also the only recorded woman to rule China in her own right. Wu first began ruling through puppet emperors, which was unprecedented in Chinese history but broke new ground once again when she founded her own dynasty – The Zhou Dynasty which disturbed the Tang Dynasty – and ruled under the name Emperor Shengshen. The portrayal of her rise and reign has changed according to the contextual ideologies of her biographies. Born Wu Zhao, Empress