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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]
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Shi Siming (Chinese: 史思明) (19th day of the 1st month, [3] 703? – 18 April 761 [2]), or Shi Sugan (史窣干), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician during the Tang dynasty who followed his childhood friend An Lushan in rebelling against Tang, and who later succeeded An Lushan's son An Qingxu as emperor of the Yan state that An Lushan established.
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.
The Battle of Xiangji Temple (Chinese: 香積寺之戰; pinyin: Xiāngjīsì zhī zhàn) was a major battle during the An Lushan rebellion. Tang forces launched the campaign to recapture the fallen Tang dynasty's capital Chang'an from the rebelling Yan dynasty. Tang forces were able to inflict heavy casualties upon the Yan army and force them ...
The An Lushan rebellion began in December 755. By the end of 756, the rebel Yan army had captured most of northern China, which then included both Tang capitals, Chang'an and Luoyang, and was home to the majority of the empire's population. The Yangtze basin had thus become the main base of the Tang dynasty's war efforts.