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This dynasty’s early expansion was buoyed when their famed officer Li Jing captured Illig Qaghan (“KAH-gahn”), forcing the Eastern Turks to recognize Emperor Taizong as their khagan. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this “golden age” Chinese dynasty led from Chang’an who quickly adopted an expansionist foreign policy towards its neighbors, similar to their predecessors in the Sui.
ANSWER: Tang Dynasty
[10m] While the Sui had directly intervened in Korea, The Tang instead took the approach of allying with this southeasternmost of Korea’s Three Kingdoms. This kingdom utilized the “bone-rank” caste system.
ANSWER: Silla
[10h] The rapid expansion of the Tang and their allies in Korea caused panic in the Japanese imperial court, leading to a palace coup and subsequent political reforms spurred by this set of doctrines issued by Emperor Kotoku in 645.
ANSWER: Taika Reforms
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