The Sui-Tang Dynasty

The Sui and Tang dynasties are widely regarded as the two most powerful dynasties in Chinese history. The Tang dynasty's great achievements in civil and military affairs are forever etched into the monument of history.

By the time of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, dozens of military regimes had risen and fallen across China. In a mere 53 years, the land was thrown into utter chaos, as one power after another took the stage and regimes changed with dizzying speed. The fighting left people and birds alike gone, leaving only a vast, empty expanse.

Later, Zhao Kuangyin, a soldier by birth, staged the Chenqiao Mutiny and had the yellow robes placed on his shoulders, gradually unifying the country.