Michael Höckelmann 何彌夏🇹🇼🇭🇰🇪🇺 · @medievalchina
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#OTD in #ChineseHistory: An Lushan #安祿山 (703–757) killed by one of his eunuchs and his son. A military commissioner #節度使 of Turko-Sogdian descent in service of the Tang #唐, An rebelled in 755 thus starting the #AnLushanRebellion #安史之亂, founding his own Yan #燕 dynasty.
#otd #chinesehistory #安祿山 #節度使 #唐 #anlushanrebellion #安史之亂 #燕
Michael Höckelmann 何彌夏🇹🇼🇭🇰🇪🇺 · @medievalchina
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#OTD in #ChineseHistory: Start of the An Shi #Rebellion #安史之亂 (755–63), named after one of its instigators, An Lushan #安祿山, in English. Largest #CivilWar in #PremodernHistory, casualties estimated at up to 34M, though likely inflated & due to displacement.#唐 #玄宗 #楊貴妃
#otd #chinesehistory #rebellion #安史之亂 #安祿山 #civilwar #premodernhistory #唐 #玄宗 #楊貴妃