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Chao K'uang-yin stages a coup in China and proclaims himself Emperor T'ai-tsu, establishing the Sung dynasty which remains in power until 1279. In the Sung period China undergoes a revival of Confucianism; Chinese trade goods such as porcelain and steel become world famous; and artists, particularly watercolor landscape painters, flourish. During his reign, which lasts until 976, T'ai-tsu begins the reunification of the Chinese empire.
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