Tang


 * The peasants suffered the most as they were heavily taxed and required to pay dues.
 * The reorganization of the armies also resulted in increased autonomy and power for the military leaders. which eventually led to the destruction of the T’ang.
 * This rebellion was followed by a retreat from all of the areas that had been gained and added to the Chinese empire.
 * Internal struggles were similar to those of the Han era, when the eunuchs and the literati began to struggle for power.
 * There was not enough revenue for the state, as taxes were no longer coming in, yet the state armies had to be maintained which was costly.
 * Part of the reason that there were no taxes was that most of the tax revenue was retained by governors who used it to maintain their own armies.
 * The type of tax also changed as the equal land system ended and taxes were again based on people, not on land. Also, trade with other countries steadily diminished.
 * As in previous periods, the warfare and internal struggles for power made life for the peasants very difficult. A sequence of peasant uprisings beginning in 860 A.D. led to the demise of the T'ang Dynasty. Their power was made for them by the Sui, so they really didn't have power til the Sui helped them.