Founding of the Tang dynasty
China's golden age of poetry and Silk Road trade begins
Li Yuan founded the Tang dynasty with its capital at Chang'an, one of the largest cities in the world at the time. The Tang era was a golden age of Chinese poetry, Silk Road trade and cultural influence on Korea and Japan.
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Meanwhile around the world (±25 years)
Middle East
- 622 Hijra: Muhammad's migration to Medina — 4 years later
- 636 Battle of the Yarmuk — 18 years later
Alive at the time
- Muhammad (aged 48)
- Ali ibn Abi Talib (aged 18)
- Pakal the Great (aged 15)
- Prince Shōtoku (aged 44)
- Emperor Taizong of Tang (aged 20)
- Xuanzang (aged 16)