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Mount Lu or Lushan [1] (simplified Chinese: 庐山; traditional Chinese: 廬山; pinyin: Lúshān, Gan: Lu-san) is a mountain situated in Jiujiang, China. It was also known as Kuanglu ( 匡廬 ) in ancient times.
An Lushan (10 February 703 – 29 January 757, age 54) [3] [4] ruled a Jiedushi under Xuanzong and rebelled on 16 December 755. He proclaimed emperor in Luoyang, the eastern capital. He then captured Chang'an, the western capital, on July 756. An Lushan was likely of Göktürk origins. His rebellion led to one of the bloodiest wars in human ...
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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.
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 ...
Geshu Han first served under Wang Chui (王倕), the military governor of Hexi Circuit (河西, headquartered in modern Wuwei, Gansu).He later served under Wang Chui's successor Wang Zhongsi, and, on one expedition that he commanded, an officer of the same rank was his deputy, but, because they were of the same rank, refused to follow Geshu's orders.
In 1966, in the Cultural Revolution, only seven monks lived in Lushan temple. In 1983, the People's Government of Changsha rebuilt it. It was listed as a China's most important temple in the buddhism of Han areas. In 2013, Lushan Temple was free and open to the public from May 10. [2]
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 ...