Five Capitals System

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. What is the system name?Five Capitals System (五京制)
2. What is the earliest historical record?Dated 945 AD in the 'Old Book of Tang'
3. Why did the Tang Dynasty choose to have five capitals?They wanted to spread power, make it easier to govern faraway places, and keep the empire organized.
4. When did the Tang Dynasty first use the Five Capitals System?They started it in 757 AD, and it was written about in the Old Book of Tang in 945 AD.

Decentralization: The process of redistributing or dispersing functions, powers, people, or things away from a central location or authority.
Imperialism: A policy or ideology of extending a country's rule over foreign nations, often by military force or by gaining political and economic control.
Administrative Apparatus: The system of people and organizations responsible for managing and operating a government or business.
Centrifugal Forces: Forces that tend to push things apart or away from a center, in a political context, these can lead to separatism or regional conflict.