Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties: A History of China

In 888 AD, Emperor Zhaozong inherited a Tang dynasty that still ruled China in name but was losing control of the forces that mattered most: armies, provinces, and the imperial court itself.The Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties: A History of China — Part Four follows the final struggle of the Tang and the extraordinary political world that emerged from its collapse. At the center are emperors, eunuchs, ji...