Question

Note to moderators: enjoy your lunch (hopefully after this round)! Thanks for reading our set today. While visiting this dynasty’s lands, the monk (15[1])Ennin lied about his origins and wrote a detailed diary about his travels. (15[1])A person who married into this dynasty proclaimed themselves to be the reincarnation of the Devi of Pure Radiance by having monks write a (15[2])commentary (15[1])on the Great Cloud Sutra. (15[1])The two (15[1])Wild Goose Pagodas (15[1])were built during (15[1])this dynasty. The (15[1])Xī’ān Stele recorded that Christianity (15[1])was introduced (-5[1])under this dynasty (10[2])by the Nestorian missionary (10[1])(*) Alopen. This dynasty’s emperor Wǔzōng included Christianity and Manicheism as forms of Buddhism in a Great Persecution that permanently reduced the religion’s influence in China. The rule of this dynasty (10[1])was (10[1])interrupted by Empress (10[1]) Zétiān [woo TZUH-tyen]. For 10 (10[1])points, name this dynasty (10[1])that succeeded the Suí [sway] and (-5[1])ruled from (10[3])618 to 907 CE. (10[2])■END■

ANSWER: Táng dynasty [or Táng Empire; accept Tángcháo]
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