#OTD 756 CE in #ChineseHistory: An Lushan #安祿山 (703–757) establishes his short-lived Great Yan dynasty #大燕 (756–63) in #Luoyang#洛陽, after his rebel army had captured the eastern #capital of the #Tang#唐. An only ruled for about a year until he was murdered on 30 Jan 757.
#OTD 756 CE in #ChineseHistory: An Lushan #安祿山 (703–757) establishes his short-lived Great Yan dynasty #大燕 (756–63) in #Luoyang#洛陽, after his rebel army had captured the eastern #capital of the #Tang#唐. An only ruled for about a year until he was murdered on 30 Jan 757.
#OTD 756 CE in #ChineseHistory: An Lushan #安祿山 (703–757) establishes his short-lived Great Yan dynasty #大燕 (756–63) in #Luoyang#洛陽, after his rebel army had captured the eastern #capital of the #Tang#唐. An only ruled for about a year until he was murdered on 30 Jan 757.
#OTD 756 CE in #ChineseHistory: An Lushan #安祿山 (703–757) establishes his short-lived Great Yan dynasty #大燕 (756–63) in #Luoyang#洛陽, after his rebel army had captured the eastern #capital of the #Tang#唐. An only ruled for about a year until he was murdered on 30 Jan 757.