An Lushan's Rebellion
Emily Pollock, Blogger
In 752 C.E., An Lushan was the strongest general in the Tang Dynasty's empire. After Minister Li Linfu's death, An Lushan and Yang Guozhong fought over who would take over as the new ruler. Yang Guozhong had more supporters in court, but An Lushan had more military power. Near the end of the year in 755 C.E., An Lushan brought his army to Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty's empire. The rebels captured Luoyang in less than a month, and in 756 C.E., An Lushan made himself the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Tang forces defended the area between the Yellow River and Shaanxi province, and they prevented An Lushan's forces from moving forward.
Yang Guozhong did not trust Ge Shuhan, the general who was in charge of protecting Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty's main capital. Yang Guozhong made Ge Shuhan move towards the east to leave Chang'an undefended, because Yang Guozhong was trying to protect himself. Yang Guozhong went westward to Mawei, a small village that was to the west of Chang'an, where the guard killed Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei, one of the emperor's favorite people.
An Lushan's forces moved into Chang'an, but An Lushan himself stayed in Luoyang because he was very sick and almost blind. An Lushan was killed at the beginning of the year 757 C.E. by a slave, his oldest son (An Qingxu), and some other people.
The rebellion went on, led by first An Qingxu, then a man named Shi Siming, then Shi Chaoyi (Shi Siming's son). In the year 763 C.E., the rebellion ended because of the death of Shi Chaoyi. All of the generals from the rebellion who survived had to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but they were allowed to keep and rule the areas that they possessed. The other parts of China became ruled by other generals. An Lushan's rebellion lasted for a total of eight years, and it destroyed the center of the Tang Dynasty's control. After the rebellion, China's strength slowly decreased for about 150 years.
Emily Pollock, Blogger
In 752 C.E., An Lushan was the strongest general in the Tang Dynasty's empire. After Minister Li Linfu's death, An Lushan and Yang Guozhong fought over who would take over as the new ruler. Yang Guozhong had more supporters in court, but An Lushan had more military power. Near the end of the year in 755 C.E., An Lushan brought his army to Luoyang, the eastern capital of the Tang Dynasty's empire. The rebels captured Luoyang in less than a month, and in 756 C.E., An Lushan made himself the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Tang forces defended the area between the Yellow River and Shaanxi province, and they prevented An Lushan's forces from moving forward.
Yang Guozhong did not trust Ge Shuhan, the general who was in charge of protecting Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty's main capital. Yang Guozhong made Ge Shuhan move towards the east to leave Chang'an undefended, because Yang Guozhong was trying to protect himself. Yang Guozhong went westward to Mawei, a small village that was to the west of Chang'an, where the guard killed Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei, one of the emperor's favorite people.
An Lushan's forces moved into Chang'an, but An Lushan himself stayed in Luoyang because he was very sick and almost blind. An Lushan was killed at the beginning of the year 757 C.E. by a slave, his oldest son (An Qingxu), and some other people.
The rebellion went on, led by first An Qingxu, then a man named Shi Siming, then Shi Chaoyi (Shi Siming's son). In the year 763 C.E., the rebellion ended because of the death of Shi Chaoyi. All of the generals from the rebellion who survived had to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, but they were allowed to keep and rule the areas that they possessed. The other parts of China became ruled by other generals. An Lushan's rebellion lasted for a total of eight years, and it destroyed the center of the Tang Dynasty's control. After the rebellion, China's strength slowly decreased for about 150 years.
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