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An Lushan rebellion

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The An Lushan rebellion was a civil war in China that lasted from 755 to 763, at the approximate midpoint of the Tang dynasty (618–907). [1]

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  1. 168 relations: Abbasid Caliphate, Abbasid Revolution, Al-Mansur, Amoghavajra, An (Chinese surname), An Lushan, An Qingxu, An Sishun, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Ashina tribe, Bactria, Bai Juyi, Balkh, Battle of Talas, Battle of Xiangji Temple, Bayanchur Khan, Beijing, Bingzhou, Bloomsbury Publishing, Brill Publishers, C. P. Fitzgerald, Caliphate, Cambridge University Press, Chakravarti (Sanskrit term), Chang'an, Chaoyang, Liaoning, Charles E. Tuttle, China Central Television, Chinese Esoteric Buddhism, Church of the East in China, Civil war, Columbia University Press, Du Fu, Emperor Daizong of Tang, Emperor Suzong of Tang, Emperor Xianzong of Tang, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Epitaph, Eurasia, Eurasian Steppe, Fanzhen, Feng Changqing, Fergana Valley, Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Fu (administrative division), Fubing system, G. P. Putnam's Sons, Gao Xianzhi, Göktürks, Geshu Han, ... Expand index (118 more) »

  2. 750s conflicts
  3. 755
  4. 760s conflicts
  5. 763
  6. 8th century in China
  7. 8th-century rebellions
  8. An Lushan Rebellion
  9. Civil wars in China
  10. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
  11. Rebellions in the Tang dynasty
  12. Wars involving the Tang dynasty
  13. Yan (An–Shi)

Abbasid Caliphate

The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire (translit) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.

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Abbasid Revolution

The Abbasid Revolution, also called the Movement of the Men of the Black Raiment (حركة رجال الثياب السوداء ḥaraka rijāl ath-thiyāb as-sawdāʾ), was the overthrow of the Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE), the second of the four major Caliphates in Islamic history, by the third, the Abbasid Caliphate (750–1517 CE). An Lushan rebellion and Abbasid Revolution are 750s conflicts and 8th-century rebellions.

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Al-Mansur

Abū Jaʿfar ʿAbd Allāh ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr (أبو جعفر عبد الله بن محمد المنصور‎; 95 AH – 158 AH/714 CE – 6 October 775 CE) usually known simply as by his laqab al-Manṣūr (المنصور) was the second Abbasid caliph, reigning from 136 AH to 158 AH (754 CE – 775 CE) succeeding his brother al-Saffah.

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Amoghavajra

Amoghavajra (अमोघवज्र;, 705–774) was a prolific translator who became one of the most politically powerful Buddhist monks in Chinese history and is acknowledged as one of the Eight Patriarchs of the Doctrine in Shingon Buddhism.

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An (Chinese surname)

The surname Ān is a Chinese surname which literally means "peace" or "tranquility".

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An Lushan

An Lushan (20th day of the 1st month (19 February) 703 – 29 January 757) 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 rebellion and an Lushan are emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

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An Qingxu

An Qingxu (安慶緒) (730s – 10 April 759), né An Renzhi (安仁執), was a son of An Lushan, a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty who rebelled and took the imperial title, and then established his own state of Yan.

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An Sishun

An Sishun (安思順) (died April 6, 756) was a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, probably of Tujue (Göktürk) extraction. An Lushan rebellion and an Sishun are emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

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The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery is an art museum of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., focusing on Asian art.

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Ashina tribe

The Ashina (Middle Chinese: (Guangyun)) were a Turkic tribe and the ruling dynasty of the Göktürks.

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Bactria

Bactria (Bactrian: βαχλο, Bakhlo), or Bactriana, was an ancient Iranian civilization in Central Asia based in the area south of the Oxus River (modern Amu Darya) and north of the mountains of the Hindu Kush, an area within the north of modern Afghanistan.

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Bai Juyi

Bai Juyi (also Bo Juyi or Po Chü-i;; 772–846), courtesy name Letian (樂天), was a Chinese musician, poet, and politician during the Tang dynasty.

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Balkh

Balkh is a town in the Balkh Province of Afghanistan, about northwest of the provincial capital, Mazar-e Sharif, and some south of the Amu Darya river and the Uzbekistan border.

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Battle of Talas

The Battle of Talas (معركة نهر طلاس) was an armed confrontation between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tibetan Empire against the Tang dynasty in 751 AD. An Lushan rebellion and Battle of Talas are 750s conflicts and 8th century in China.

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Battle of Xiangji Temple

The Battle of Xiangji Temple (Chinese: 香積寺之戰; pinyin: Xiāngjīsì zhī zhàn) was a major battle during the An Lushan rebellion. An Lushan rebellion and battle of Xiangji Temple are 750s conflicts, 8th century in China and an Lushan Rebellion.

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Bayanchur Khan

Mo-yun Chur (磨延啜) (b. 713 - d.759) or Eletmish Bilge Qaghan was second qaghan of Uyghur Khaganate.

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Beijing

Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.

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Bingzhou

Bingzhou, or Bing Province, was a location in ancient China.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

Bloomsbury Publishing plc is a British worldwide publishing house of fiction and non-fiction.

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Brill Publishers

Brill Academic Publishers, also known as E. J. Brill, Koninklijke Brill, Brill, is a Dutch international academic publisher of books and journals.

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C. P. Fitzgerald

Charles Patrick Fitzgerald (5 March 190213 April 1992) was a British historian and writer whose academic career occurred mostly in Australia.

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Caliphate

A caliphate or khilāfah (خِلَافَةْ) is a monarchical form of government (initially elective, later absolute) that originated in the 7th century Arabia, whose political identity is based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad and the identification of a monarch called caliph (خَلِيفَةْ) as his heir and successor.

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Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.

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Chakravarti (Sanskrit term)

A chakravarti (चक्रवर्तिन्) is an ideal (or idealized) universal ruler, in the history, and religion of India.

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Chang'an

Chang'an is the traditional name of Xi'an.

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Chaoyang, Liaoning

Chaoyang is a prefecture-level city in western Liaoning province, People's Republic of China.

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Charles E. Tuttle

Charles Egbert Tuttle Jr. (April 5, 1915 – June 9, 1993) was an American publisher and book dealer who was internationally recognized for his contributions to understanding between the English- and Japanese-speaking worlds.

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China Central Television

China Central Television (CCTV) is the national television broadcaster of China, established in 1958.

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Chinese Esoteric Buddhism

Chinese Esoteric Buddhism refers to traditions of Tantra and Esoteric Buddhism that have flourished among the Chinese people.

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Church of the East in China

The Church of the East (also known as the Nestorian Church) historically had a presence in China during two periods: first from the 7th through the 10th century in the Tang dynasty, when it was known as Jingjiao (l), and later during the Yuan dynasty in the 13th and 14th centuries, when it was described alongside other foreign religions like Catholicism and possibly Manichaeism as Yelikewen jiao (p).

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Civil war

A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).

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Columbia University Press

Columbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University.

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Du Fu

Du Fu (712–770) was a Chinese poet and politician during the Tang dynasty.

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Emperor Daizong of Tang

Emperor Daizong of Tang (11 November 726 According to Daizong's biography in the Old Book of Tang, he was born on the 13th day in the 12th month of the 14th year of the Kaiyuan era of Tang Xuanzong's reign. This date corresponds to 11 Nov 726 in the Gregorian calendar.(「开元十四年十二月十三日生于东都上阳宫。」) Old Book of Tang, vol.

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Emperor Suzong of Tang

Emperor Suzong of Tang (yihai day, 711 – 16 May 762; r. 756 – 762), personal name Li Heng, né Li Sisheng (李嗣升), known as Li Jun (李浚) from 725 to 736, known as Li Yu (李璵) from 736 to 738, known briefly as Li Shao (李紹) in 738, was an emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty and the son of Emperor Xuanzong. An Lushan rebellion and emperor Suzong of Tang are emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

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Emperor Xianzong of Tang

Emperor Xianzong of Tang (4 March to 1 April 778Old Book of Tang, vol. 14. – 14 February 820; r. 805 – 820), personal name Li Chun, né Li Chun (李淳), was an emperor of the Chinese Tang dynasty.

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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang (8 September 685 – 3 May 762), personal name Li Longji, was an emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, reigning from 712 to 756 CE. His reign of 44 years was the longest during the Tang dynasty. Through two palace coups, he seized the throne and inherited an empire still in its golden age.

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Epitaph

An epitaph is a short text honoring a deceased person.

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Eurasia

Eurasia is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia.

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Eurasian Steppe

The Eurasian Steppe, also called the Great Steppe or The Steppes, is the vast steppe ecoregion of Eurasia in the temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands biome.

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Fanzhen

Fanzhen, also called fangzhen, was a system of decentralized governance in Medieval China that involved strategic military districts and commanderies along the empire's borderland areas administered through highly autonomous regional governors known as jiedushi during the Tang dynasty (618–907 CE).

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Feng Changqing

Feng Changqing ((died January 24, 756) was a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty. Feng was described as ugly in his appearance, and when he first met Gao Xianzhi and asked to be a guard for Gao, Gao initially rejected him, but eventually agreed to take Feng as a soldier under his command. He distinguished himself under the commands of Gao and Wang Zhengjian (王正見), particularly in a battle against Greater Bolü (大勃律, near modern Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan) in 753, eventually commissioned as a military governor (jiedushi).

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Fergana Valley

The Fergana Valley in Central Asia lies mainly in eastern Uzbekistan, but also extends into southern Kyrgyzstan and northern Tajikistan.

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Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period

The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period was an era of political upheaval and division in Imperial China from 907 to 979. An Lushan rebellion and Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period are civil wars in China.

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Fu (administrative division)

Fu is a traditional administrative division of Chinese origin used in the East Asian cultural sphere, translated variously as commandery, prefecture, urban prefecture, or city.

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Fubing system

The fubing system was a local militia system in Imperial China from the 6th to 8th centuries AD, originating in the Western Wei dynasty and subsequently adopted by the Northern Zhou, Sui, and Tang dynasties.

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Gao Xianzhi

Gao Xianzhi, or Go Seonji, (died January 24, 756) was a Tang dynasty general of Goguryeo descent.

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Göktürks

The Göktürks, Celestial Turks or Blue Turks (Türük Bodun) were a Turkic people in medieval Inner Asia.

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Geshu Han

Geshu Han (died December 1, 757), formally Prince Wumin of Xiping (西平武愍王), was a general of Tang China who was of Turgesh extraction. An Lushan rebellion and Geshu Han are emperor Xuanzong of Tang and Yan (An–Shi).

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Goguryeo

Goguryeo (37 BC – 668 AD) (high castle; Old Korean: Guryeo) also later known as Goryeo (high and beautiful; Middle Korean: 고ᇢ롕〮, kwòwlyéy), was a Korean kingdom which was located on the northern and central parts of the Korean Peninsula and the southern and central parts of modern-day Northeast China (Manchuria).

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Grand Canal (China)

The Grand Canal is a system of interconnected canals linking various major rivers in North and East China, serving as an important waterborne transport infrastructure between the north and the south during Medieval and premodern China.

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Greater Khorasan

Greater KhorāsānDabeersiaghi, Commentary on Safarnâma-e Nâsir Khusraw, 6th Ed.

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Guangzhou

Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China.

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Guangzhou massacre

The Guangzhou massacre was a massacre of the inhabitants of the prosperous port city of Guangzhou in 878–879 by the rebel army of Huang Chao.

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Guanzhong

Guanzhong (formerly romanised as Kwanchung) region, also known as the Guanzhong Basin, Wei River Basin, or uncommonly as the Shaanzhong region, is a historical region of China corresponding to the crescentic graben basin within present-day central Shaanxi, bounded between the Qinling Mountains in the south (known as Guanzhong's "South Mountains"), and the Huanglong Mountain, Meridian Ridge and Long Mountain ranges in the north (collectively known as its "North Mountains").

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Guo Ziyi

Guo Ziyi (Kuo Tzu-i; Traditional Chinese: 郭子儀, Simplified Chinese: 郭子仪, Hanyu Pinyin: Guō Zǐyí, Wade-Giles: Kuo1 Tzu3-i2) (697 – July 9, 781), posthumously Prince Zhōngwǔ of Fényáng (汾陽忠武王), was a Chinese military general and politician who ended the An Lushan Rebellion and participated in expeditions against the Uyghur Khaganate and Tibetan Empire.

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Han Chinese

The Han Chinese or the Han people, or colloquially known as the Chinese are an East Asian ethnic group native to Greater China.

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Han dynasty

The Han dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China (202 BC9 AD, 25–220 AD) established by Liu Bang and ruled by the House of Liu.

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Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies

The Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies (HJAS) is an English-language scholarly journal published by the Harvard-Yenching Institute.

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Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.

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Hebei

Hebei is a province in North China.

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Hedong Commandery

Hedong Commandery was a historical region in the Qin and Han dynasties of ancient China.

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Henan

Henan is an inland province of China.

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Huai River

The Huai River, formerly romanized as the Hwai, is a major river in East China, about long with a drainage area of.

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Huang Chao

Huang Chao (835 – July 13, 884) was a Chinese rebel, best known for leading a major rebellion that severely weakened the Tang dynasty.

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Hun Jian

Hun Jian (736 – January 1, 800), né Hun Jin (渾進), formally Prince Zhongwu of Xianning (咸寧忠武王), was a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty of Tiele extraction.

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In Our Time (radio series)

In Our Time is a live BBC radio discussion series and podcast exploring a wide variety of historical, scientific and philosophical topics, presented by Melvyn Bragg, since 15 October 1998.

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Jiangnan

Jiangnan is a geographic area in China referring to lands immediately to the south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, including the southern part of its delta.

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Jiaozuo

Jiaozuo (postal: Tsiaotso) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Henan province, China.

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Jicheng (Beijing)

Ji or Jicheng was an ancient city in northern China, which has become the longest continuously inhabited section of modern Beijing.

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Jiedushi

The jiedushi (Old Turkic: Tarduş) or jiedu, was a regional military governor in China; the title was established in the Tang dynasty and abolished in the Yuan dynasty.

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Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

The Jin dynasty, officially known as the Great Jin, was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 1115 and 1234 founded by Emperor Taizu (first).

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Jin–Song wars

The Jin–Song Wars were a series of conflicts between the Jurchen-led Jin dynasty (1115–1234) and the Han-led Song dynasty (960–1279).

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Johan Norberg

Johan Norberg (born 1973) is a Swedish author and historian of ideas, devoted to promoting economic globalization and what he describes as classical liberal positions.

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Kaifeng

Kaifeng is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, China.

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Karluks

The Karluks (also Qarluqs, Qarluks, Karluqs, 𐰴𐰺𐰞𐰸, Qarluq, Para-Mongol: Harluut, t Géluólù; customary phonetic: Gelu, Khololo, Khorlo, خَلُّخ, Khallokh, قارلوق Qarluq) were a prominent nomadic Turkic tribal confederacy residing in the regions of Kara-Irtysh (Black Irtysh) and the Tarbagatai Mountains west of the Altay Mountains in Central Asia.

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Khan of Heaven

Khan of Heaven or Tian Kehan, Celestial Kha(ga)n, Heavenly Kha(ga)n, Tengri Kha(ga)n (Old Turkic: 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃𐰴𐰍𐰣‬) was a title addressed to the Emperor Taizong of Tang by various Turkic nomads.

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Later Liang (Five Dynasties)

Liang, known in historiography as the Later Liang (1 June 907 – 19 November 923) or the Zhu Liang, was an imperial dynasty of China and the first of the Five Dynasties during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

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Li (surname 李)

Li or Lee is a common Chinese surname, it is the 4th name listed in the famous Hundred Family Surnames. Li is one of the most common surnames in Asia, shared by 92.76 million people in China, and more than 100 million in Asia.

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Li Baochen

Li Baochen (李寶臣) (718 – February 6, 781), originally named Zhang Zhongzhi (張忠志), courtesy name Weifu (為輔), known as An Zhongzhi (安忠志) during the Anshi Rebellion and Zhang Baochen (張寶臣) 778–779, formally the Prince of Longxi (隴西王), was a general of the Chinese rebel state Yan, who later submitted to and became a general of the Tang dynasty, from which Yan had rebelled. An Lushan rebellion and li Baochen are Yan (An–Shi).

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Li Baoyu

Li Baoyu (703 – April 15, 777), né An Chongzhang (安重璋), known for some time as An Baoyu (安抱玉), formally Duke Zhaowu of Liang (涼昭武公), was an ethnic SogdianHoward, Michael C., Transnationalism in Ancient and Medieval Societies, the Role of Cross Border Trade and Travel, McFarland & Company, 2012, p.

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Li Cunxu

Emperor Zhuangzong of Tang, personal name Li Cunxu, nickname Yazi (亞子), stage name Li Tianxia (李天下), was the second ruling prince of the Former Jin dynasty (r. 908–923) who later became the founding emperor of the Later Tang dynasty (r. 923–926) during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period of Chinese history.

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Li Guangbi

Li Guangbi (李光弼) (708 – August 15, 764), formally Prince Wumu of Linhuai (臨淮武穆王), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician during the Tang dynasty.

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Li Huaixian

Li Huaixian (died July 8, 768Volume 224 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded that Li was killed by his subordinates on the renchen day of the 6th month of the 3rd year of the Dali era of Tang Daizong's reign. This date corresponds to 8 Jul 768 on the Gregorian calendar.) was a general of the Chinese Yan rebel state, who later submitted to and became a general of the Tang dynasty, from which Yan had rebelled. An Lushan rebellion and li Huaixian are Yan (An–Shi).

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Li Lin (prince)

Li Lin (李璘) (died March 14, 757), né Li Ze (李澤), formally the Prince of Yong (永王), was an imperial prince of the Chinese Tang dynasty.

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Li Linfu

Li Linfu (died January 3, 753), nickname Genu, formally the Duke of Jin, was a Chinese historian, musician, and politician during the Tang dynasty, serving as a chancellor for 18 years (734–752), during the reign of Emperor Xuanzong—one of the longest terms of service for a chancellor in Tang history, and the longest during Xuanzong's reign.

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Li Shouli

Lĭ Shǒulĭ (672–741) was the second son of Li Xián who was also known as Crown Prince Zhanghuai of Tang.

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Li Siye

Li Siye (李嗣業) (died March 2, 759), formally Prince Zhongyong of Wuwei (武威忠勇王), was a general of the Tang dynasty.

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Li Zhi (philosopher)

Li Zhi (1527–1602), often known by his pseudonym Zhuowu (which means, “I who am smart”), was a Chinese philosopher, historian and writer of the late Ming dynasty.

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Liao dynasty

The Liao dynasty (Khitan: Mos Jælud), also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur), officially the Great Liao, was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 916 and 1125, ruled by the Yelü clan of the Khitan people.

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Lingwu

Lingwu (Xiao'erjing: لِئٍ‌وُ شِ) is a county-level city of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Southwest China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Yinchuan.

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Luoyang

Luoyang is a city located in the confluence area of the Luo River and the Yellow River in the west of Henan province.

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Mé Aktsom

Tridé Tsuktsen (704–755 CE), nicknamed Mé Aktsom ("Bearded Grandfather"), was the emperor of the Tibetan Empire and the son of Tridu Songtsen and his queen, Tsenma Toktokteng, Princess of Chim.

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Merv

Merv (Merw, Мерв, مرو; translit), also known as the Merve Oasis, was a major Iranian city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, near today's Mary, Turkmenistan.

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Nanjing

Nanjing is the capital of Jiangsu province in eastern China. The city has 11 districts, an administrative area of, and a population of 9,423,400. Situated in the Yangtze River Delta region, Nanjing has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capital of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century to 1949, and has thus long been a major center of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism, being the home to one of the world's largest inland ports.

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Nestorianism

Nestorianism is a term used in Christian theology and Church history to refer to several mutually related but doctrinarily distinct sets of teachings.

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New Book of Tang

The New Book of Tang, generally translated as the "New History of the Tang" or "New Tang History", is a work of official history covering the Tang dynasty in ten volumes and 225 chapters.

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Ningxia

Ningxia, officially the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region in Northwestern China.

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Old Book of Tang

The Old Book of Tang, or simply the Book of Tang, is the first classic historical work about the Tang dynasty, comprising 200 chapters, and is one of the Twenty-Four Histories.

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Oxford University Press

Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.

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Pinglu District

Pinglu District is a district of the city of Shuozhou, Shanxi province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the northwest.

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Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University.

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Pugu Huai'en

Pugu Huai'en (died September 27, 765), formally the Prince of Da'ning (大寧王), was a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty of Tiele ancestry.

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Qi County, Kaifeng

Qi County or Qixian is a county of Kaifeng, Henan, People's Republic of China, with an area of 1243 square km and a population of 1.05 million.

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Qinling

The Qinling or Qin Mountains, formerly known as the Nanshan ("Southern Mountains"), are a major east–west mountain range in southern Shaanxi Province, China.

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Sanmenxia

Sanmenxia (postal: Sanmenhsia) is a prefecture-level city in the west of Henan Province, China.

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Second Turkic Khaganate

The Second Turkic Khaganate (State of the Turks,, known as Turk Bilge Qaghan country (Türük Bilgä Qaγan eli) in Bain Tsokto inscriptions) was a khaganate in Central and Eastern Asia founded by Ashina clan of the Göktürks that lasted between 682–744.

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Shaanxi

Shaanxi is an inland province in Northwestern China.

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Shi Chaoyi

Shi Chaoyi (史朝義) (died before 17 February 763Volume 222 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded that Shi's head reached Chang'an on the jiachen day of the 1st month of the 1st year of the Guangde era of Tang Daizong's reign. This date corresponds to 17 Feb 763 on the Julian calendar.) was the final emperor of the Yan state that was established in rebellion against the Chinese Tang dynasty.

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Shi Siming

Shi Siming (19th day of the 1st month, 703? – 18 April 761), 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.

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Sichuan

Sichuan is a province in Southwestern China occupying the Sichuan Basin and Tibetan Plateau between the Jinsha River on the west, the Daba Mountains in the north and the Yungui Plateau to the south.

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Siege of Suiyang

The siege of Suiyang was a military campaign during the An Lushan rebellion, launched by the rebel Yan army to capture the city of Suiyang from forces loyal to the Tang dynasty. An Lushan rebellion and siege of Suiyang are 750s conflicts, 8th century in China and an Lushan Rebellion.

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Siege of Yongqiu

The siege of Yongqiu (雍丘之戰, pinyin: Yōngqiū zhī zhàn) was a siege for Yongqiu (current Qi County, Kaifeng) in 756 AD during the An Shi Rebellion, by the An Lushan rebels against the Tang army. An Lushan rebellion and siege of Yongqiu are 750s conflicts, 8th century in China and an Lushan Rebellion.

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Silk Road

The Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.

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Smithsonian Institution

The Smithsonian Institution, or simply the Smithsonian, is a group of museums, education and research centers, the largest such complex in the world, created by the U.S. government "for the increase and diffusion of knowledge." Founded on August 10, 1846, it operates as a trust instrumentality and is not formally a part of any of the three branches of the federal government.

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Sogdia

Sogdia or Sogdiana was an ancient Iranian civilization between the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya, and in present-day Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. An Lushan rebellion and Sogdia are 8th century in China.

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Song dynasty

The Song dynasty was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279.

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Steven Pinker

Steven Arthur Pinker (born September 18, 1954) is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author, and public intellectual.

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Sui dynasty

The Sui dynasty was a short-lived Chinese imperial dynasty that ruled from 581 to 618.

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Suiyang, Shangqiu

Suiyang District is one of the two districts of the city of Shangqiu, Henan, China.

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Taishang Huang

In Chinese history, a Taishang Huang or Taishang Huangdi is an honorific and institution of a retired emperor.

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Taiyuan

Taiyuan is the capital and largest city of Shanxi Province, China.

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Tang dynasty

The Tang dynasty (唐朝), or the Tang Empire, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 618 to 907, with an interregnum between 690 and 705. An Lushan rebellion and Tang dynasty are 8th century in China.

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Tarim Basin

The Tarim Basin is an endorheic basin in Xinjiang, Northwestern China occupying an area of about and one of the largest basins in Northwest China.

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The Better Angels of Our Nature

The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined is a 2011 book by Steven Pinker, in which the author argues that violence in the world has declined both in the long run and in the short run and suggests explanations as to why this has occurred.

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The Great Big Book of Horrible Things

The Great Big Book of Horrible Things: The Definitive Chronicle of History's 100 Worst Atrocities is a popular history book by Matthew White, a librarian.

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The Tale of Genji

, also known as Genji Monogatari is a classic work of Japanese literature written by the noblewoman, poet, and lady-in-waiting Murasaki Shikibu around the peak of the Heian period, in the early 11th century.

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Three Fanzhen of Hebei

The Three Fanzhen of Hebei were three regions in what is now Hebei, China governed by powerful jiedushi in the post-An Lushan Rebellion (755-763) Tang dynasty (618–907).

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Three Hundred Tang Poems

The Three Hundred Tang Poems is an anthology of poems from the Chinese Tang dynasty (618–907).

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Tian Chengsi

Tian Chengsi (705– March 4, 779), formally the Prince of Yanmen, was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician.

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Tibetan Empire

The Tibetan Empire was an empire centered on the Tibetan Plateau, formed as a result of imperial expansion under the Yarlung dynasty heralded by its 33rd king, Songtsen Gampo, in the 7th century.

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Tongguan County

Tongguan County (alternately romanized as Tungkwan) is a county in the east of Shaanxi province, China, administered as part of the prefecture-level city of Weinan.

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Trisong Detsen

Tri Songdetsen was the son of Me Agtsom, the 38th emperor of Tibet.

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Umayyad Caliphate

The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (al-Khilāfa al-Umawiyya) was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty.

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Umayyad dynasty

The Umayyad dynasty (Sons of Umayya) or Umayyads (al-Umawiyyūn) was an Arab clan within the Quraysh tribe who were the ruling family of the Caliphate between 661 and 750 and later of al-Andalus between 756 and 1031.

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University of Texas at Dallas

The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD or UT Dallas) is a public research university in Richardson, Texas.

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Upheaval of the Five Barbarians

The Upheaval of the Five Barbarians also translated as the Uprising, Rebellion or the Revolt of the Five Barbarians is a Chinese expression used to refer to a chaotic period of warfare during the Jin dynasty (266–420) roughly between 304 and 316 which heavily involved non-Han peoples living in China, commonly called the Five Barbarians.

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Uyghur Khaganate

The Uyghur Khaganate (also Uyghur Empire or Uighur Khaganate, self defined as Toquz-Oghuz country; Nine clan people, Tang-era names, with modern Hanyu Pinyin: or) was a Turkic empire that existed for about a century between the mid 8th and 9th centuries. An Lushan rebellion and Uyghur Khaganate are 8th century in China.

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Uyghurs

The Uyghurs, alternatively spelled Uighurs, Uygurs or Uigurs, are a Turkic ethnic group originating from and culturally affiliated with the general region of Central and East Asia.

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Wang Changling

Wang Changling (698–756) was a major Tang dynasty poet.

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Wang Wei (Tang dynasty)

Wang Wei (Traditional Chinese: 王維; Simplified Chinese: 王维, pinyin: Wáng Wéi, 699–761) was a Chinese musician, painter, poet, and politician of the middle Tang dynasty.

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Wang Wujun

Wang Wujun (王武俊) (735 – August 9, 801), courtesy name Yuanying (元英), né Monuogan (沒諾干), formally Prince Zhonglie of Langye (琅邪忠烈王), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician during the Tang dynasty. An Lushan rebellion and Wang Wujun are Yan (An–Shi).

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Wei Yingwu

Wei Yingwu (c. 737? – c. 792), courtesy name Yibo (義博), art name Xizhai (西齋), was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty.

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Western Regions

The Western Regions or Xiyu (Hsi-yü) was a historical name specified in Ancient Chinese chronicles between the 3rd century BC to the 8th century AD that referred to the regions west of the Yumen Pass, most often the Tarim Basin in present-day southern Xinjiang (also known as Altishahr) and Central Asia (specifically the easternmost portion around the Ferghana Valley), though it was sometimes used more generally to refer to other regions to the west of China as well, such as Parthia (which technically belonged to West Asia) and Tianzhu (as in the novel Journey to the West, which refers to the Indian subcontinent in South Asia).

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Western Xia

The Western Xia or the Xi Xia (西夏|w.

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Xi'an

Xi'an is the capital of Shaanxi Province.

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Xi'an Stele

The Xi'an Stele or the Jingjiao Stele (p), sometimes translated as the "Nestorian Stele," is a Tang Chinese stele erected in 781 that documents 150 years of early Christianity in China.

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Xianyang

Xianyang is a prefecture-level city in central Shaanxi province, situated on the Wei River a few kilometers upstream (west) from the provincial capital of Xi'an.

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Xingping

Xingping is a city located in the center part of Shaanxi province, China.

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Xue Song

Xue Song (died 773), formally the Prince of Pingyang (平陽王), was a general of the Chinese rebel state Yan, who later submitted to and became a general of the Tang dynasty, from which Yan had rebelled.

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Yan (An–Shi)

Yan, also known as the Great Yan, was a dynastic state of China established in 756 by the former Tang general An Lushan, after he rebelled against Emperor Xuanzong of Tang in 755. An Lushan rebellion and Yan (An–Shi) are an Lushan Rebellion.

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Yan Zhenqing

Yan Zhenqing (709 – 23 August 784) was a Chinese calligrapher, military general, and politician.

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Yang Guifei

Yang Yuhuan (719 – 15 July 756Volume 218 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded that Yang was killed on the bing'shen day of the 6th month of the 1st year of the Zhi'de era of Tang Suzong's reign. This date corresponds to 15 Jul 756 on the Gregorian calendar.), often known as Yang Guifei (楊貴妃, with Guifei being the highest rank for imperial consorts during her time), and known briefly by the Taoist nun name Taizhen (太真), was the beloved consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang during his later years. An Lushan rebellion and Yang Guifei are emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

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Yang Guozhong

Yang Guozhong (died July 15, 756Volume 218 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded that Yang was killed on the bingshen day of the 6th month of the 1st year of the Zhide era of Tang Suzong's reign. This date corresponds to 15 Jul 756 on the Gregorian calendar.), né Yang Zhao (楊釗), was a Chinese politician who served as principal chancellor of the Tang dynasty from 752 to 756, late in the reign of Emperor Xuanzong.

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Yangtze

Yangtze or Yangzi is the longest river in Eurasia, the third-longest in the world.

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Yangzhou massacre (760)

In the Yangzhou massacre, Chinese forces under Tian Shengong killed thousands of foreign merchants in Yangzhou in 760 CE during the Tang dynasty. An Lushan rebellion and Yangzhou massacre (760) are 760s conflicts and 8th century in China.

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Ye (Hebei)

Ye or Yecheng was an ancient Chinese city located in what is now Linzhang County, Handan, Hebei province and neighbouring Anyang, Henan province.

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Yellow River

The Yellow River is the second-longest river in China, after the Yangtze; with an estimated length of it is the sixth-longest river system on Earth.

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Youzhou (ancient China)

You Prefecture or You Province, also known by its Chinese name Youzhou, was a prefecture (zhou) in northern China during its imperial era.

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Youzhou Jiedushi

Yōuzhōu Jiédùshǐ (幽州), also known as Yōujì Jiédùshǐ (幽薊), Yānjì Jiédùshǐ (燕薊), Fànyáng Jiédùshǐ (范陽), and Lúlóng Jiédùshǐ (盧龍), was a military district during the Tang dynasty.

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Yu Chao'en

Yu Chao'en (魚朝恩; 722 – April 10, 770), formally the Duke of Han (韓公), was a Chinese eunuch, military general, and politician during the Tang dynasty.

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Zhang Xiaozhong

Zhang Xiaozhong (730 – April 30, 791), né Zhang Alao (張阿勞), formally Prince Zhenwu of Shanggu (上谷貞武王), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician of the Chinese Tang dynasty. An Lushan rebellion and Zhang Xiaozhong are Yan (An–Shi).

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Zhang Xun (Tang dynasty)

Zhang Xun (70924 November 757Volume 220 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded that Zhang was executed on the guichou day of the 10th month of the 2nd year of the Zhide era of Tang Suzong's reign. This date corresponds to 24 Nov 757 on the Gregorian calendar.) was a Chinese general during the Tang dynasty.

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Zhu Wen

Emperor Taizu of Liang (梁太祖), personal name Zhu Quanzhong (朱全忠) (December 5, 852 – July 18, 912), né Zhu Wen (朱溫), name later changed to Zhu Huang (朱晃), nickname Zhu San (朱三, literally, "the third Zhu"), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician.

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Zhu Xicai

Zhu Xicai (died 772), formally the Prince of Gaomi (高密王), was a general of the Chinese Tang dynasty. An Lushan rebellion and Zhu Xicai are Yan (An–Shi).

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Zizhi Tongjian

The Zizhi Tongjian (1084) is a chronicle published during the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127) that provides a record of Chinese history from 403 BC to 959 AD, covering 16 dynasties and spanning almost 1400 years.

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Zu Yong Diao

Zu Yong Diao was a way of taxation of Tang dynasty China, pre-modern Japan, Korea and Vietnam.

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See also

750s conflicts

755

760s conflicts

763

8th century in China

8th-century rebellions

An Lushan Rebellion

Civil wars in China

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang

Rebellions in the Tang dynasty

Wars involving the Tang dynasty

Yan (An–Shi)

References

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