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An Lushan (Chinese: 安祿山; pinyin: Ān Lùshān; 20th day of the 1st month [4] (19 February) 703 [2] – 29 January 757 [3]) was a Chinese military general and rebel leader during the Tang dynasty and is primarily known for instigating the An Lushan Rebellion which devastated China and killed millions of people.
An Lushan screamed "this is a thief of my own household" as he desperately shook his curtains since he could not find his sword to defend himself. An Lushan's intestines came out of his body as he was hacked to death by Li Zhuer and Yan Zhuang. [34] [35]: 41 A horse was once crushed to death under An Lushan's sheer weight due to his fatness. [36]
An Lushan was likely of Sodgian origins. His rebellion led to one of the bloodiest wars in human history. He was murdered by his son. [5] An Qingxu, son of An Lushan, succeeded his father. He was murdered by rebels. [6] [4] Shi Siming (703–761, age 58), a lieutenant under An Lushan, succeeded An Qingxu. He was murdered by his son. [7] [4]
Pages in category "People of An Lushan Rebellion" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
Empress Duan (段皇后, personal name unknown) was the second wife of An Lushan, a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty and later emperor of his rebel state of Yan.After he declared himself emperor of Yan in 756, she probably carried the title of empress, but historical records are not completely clear.
An Lushan had enjoyed many successes early on in his rebellion. His army numbered more than 160,000, and was growing rapidly. In the fall of 755, An Lushan won a major victory at Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Tang dynasty. With civilians losing faith in the Tang dynasty, and more people and generals joining An Lushan's newly proclaimed ...
Earlier in Datang Youxia Zhuan, Shi Yiru had committed suicide while he was held captive by An Lushan, and Duan Guizhang had been killed in battle during the Siege of Suiyang. Duan Guizhang's wife, Dou Xianniang, had survived the battle but died of illness shortly after. Their son, Duan Keye, had been raised by Xia Lingshuang.
He was An Lushan's second son, and his mother was An Lushan's first wife Lady Kang. At some point, Emperor Xuanzong gave him the name of Qingxu. The first definitive historical references to him were in 752, when, in a defeat that An Lushan suffered against the Xi , An Lushan was said to have fallen into a hole and was only saved through the ...