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Get the Top Five Facts about the Tang Dynasty! Top Five on the FLY - Facts and Fun! If you need to research a topic quickly, check Five Fly Videos first! Homework help, smart shopping, urban myths and funny facts - everything you need to know summarized in a list of five. 1. The Tang Dynasty ruled China for nearly 300 years (618-907). 2. Tang Taizong was the second Tang emperor and was formerly a general known as Li Shimin. He came to power after killing his brothers and forcing his father, the first emperor, to step aside. 3. Tang Tiazong is credited with restoring China to its former glory. 4. Under the Tang Dynasty, the civil service examination system was restored in order to expand the bureaucracy necessary to manage the large empire. 5. The Tang Dynasty fell in 907 when Chinese rebels sacked and burned the capital and murdered the last Tang emperor, who was a child.