#安祿山 — Public Fediverse posts

#DOTD: An Qingxu 安慶緒 (730–759), son of An Lushan #安祿山. Having ascended the throne as emperor of the Yan 燕 after killing his father in 757, he was later killed by the rebel general Shi Siming 史思明 (703–761), who took the throne for himself. #安史之亂

#DOTD: An Qingxu 安慶緒 (730–759), son of An Lushan #安祿山. Having ascended the throne as emperor of the Yan 燕 after killing his father in 757, he was later killed by the rebel general Shi Siming 史思明 (703–761), who took the throne for himself. #安史之亂

#DOTD: An Qingxu 安慶緒 (730–759), son of An Lushan #安祿山. Having ascended the throne as emperor of the Yan 燕 after killing his father in 757, he was later killed by the rebel general Shi Siming 史思明 (703–761), who took the throne for himself. #安史之亂

#DOTD: An Qingxu 安慶緒 (730–759), son of An Lushan #安祿山. Having ascended the throne as emperor of the Yan 燕 after killing his father in 757, he was later killed by the rebel general Shi Siming 史思明 (703–761), who took the throne for himself. #安史之亂

#BOTD in #ChineseHistory: An Lushan #安祿山 (703–757), Turko-#Sogdian general and first #emperor of the #Yan #燕 (756–63), founded after he seized #Luoyang #洛陽 in the #rebellion bearing his name. #Funfact: his name, Lushan (Roxshan), is of the same root as English #Roxanne.

#BOTD in #ChineseHistory: An Lushan #安祿山 (703–757), Turko-#Sogdian general and first #emperor of the #Yan #燕 (756–63), founded after he seized #Luoyang #洛陽 in the #rebellion bearing his name. #Funfact: his name, Lushan (Roxshan), is of the same root as English #Roxanne.

#BOTD in #ChineseHistory: An Lushan #安祿山 (703–757), Turko-#Sogdian general and first #emperor of the #Yan #燕 (756–63), founded after he seized #Luoyang #洛陽 in the #rebellion bearing his name. #Funfact: his name, Lushan (Roxshan), is of the same root as English #Roxanne.

#BOTD in #ChineseHistory: An Lushan #安祿山 (703–757), Turko-#Sogdian general and first #emperor of the #Yan #燕 (756–63), founded after he seized #Luoyang #洛陽 in the #rebellion bearing his name. #Funfact: his name, Lushan (Roxshan), is of the same root as English #Roxanne.

#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.

#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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

On Twitter folks are struggling to come up with parallels in the Russia/Wagner/Ukraine mess. One dude mentioned An Lushan, and I dig it. I can't wait for the poetry that's going to come out of this.

#Russia #Wagner #Ukraine #AnLushan #安祿山

#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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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