Tang China 618-907

Caption

Tang China 618-907

Summary

This map shows the extension of the Tang empire, its roads and populated areas.

Legend indicates:

  • Road
  • Canal
  • Area of high population density
  • Provincial border early 8th century
  • Metropolitan Prefecture

Map also includes a brief explanation about the administration of the empire.

Source

Oxford Atlas of World History, Oxford University Press, 2002. General Editor Patrick K. O’Brien.

Chapter 2. The Medieval World: “East Asia in the Tang Period 618-907,” page 72.

Copyright

Map copyright © Philip’s, a division of Octopus Publishing Ltd. Source: Philip’s Atlas of World History.

Used under license from Octopus Publishing Group.

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