Howdy there! I'm superninja76, as is obvious. I was reading about tang earlier today, and, trying to figure out how tang came to be, educated myself on this subject https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transition_from_Sui_to_Tang
Apparently, it was actually quite an intense period, with governors, peasants, and apparently everyone rising against the unpopular sui. One of (if not the strongest) the strongest rebels, Li Mi, was on his way to victory over the other warlords and deposition of the sui, but was decisively defeated at yanshi, a battle that he most probably should have been victorious in.
So, what if he had? The man who defeated him, shicong, deposed the sui and declared himself emperor not long after, but was inevitably overthrown due to his tyranny. If things had gone the other way, could it be possible for li mi to establish his own dynasty? If so, any guesses what it would look like compared to our historical, awe-inspiringly powerful tang?
Apparently, it was actually quite an intense period, with governors, peasants, and apparently everyone rising against the unpopular sui. One of (if not the strongest) the strongest rebels, Li Mi, was on his way to victory over the other warlords and deposition of the sui, but was decisively defeated at yanshi, a battle that he most probably should have been victorious in.
So, what if he had? The man who defeated him, shicong, deposed the sui and declared himself emperor not long after, but was inevitably overthrown due to his tyranny. If things had gone the other way, could it be possible for li mi to establish his own dynasty? If so, any guesses what it would look like compared to our historical, awe-inspiringly powerful tang?