An Lushan

Reminiscent of the attack against Han Chinese Buddhism perpetrated by An Lushan, the xenophobic ministers instigated a suppression of Buddhism in Tibet that lasted six years.

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 11 Tibetan Politico-Religious Maneuverings at the End of the Eighth Century 2006

Although An Lushan was half Sogdian, apparently the rebels were mostly Han Chinese and not from among the non-Han community.

The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 7 The Rise of the Abbasids and Decline of Tang China 2006

An Lushan was himself slain (757) by his own son, who was in turn slain by General Shi Siming, an ally rebel.

626-49 2001

Reminiscent of the attack against Han Chinese Buddhism perpetrated by An Lushan, the xenophobic ministers instigated a suppression of Buddhism in Tibet that lasted six years.

The History of the Early Period of Buddhism and Bon in Tibet ��� 2 From Emperor Tri Songdetsen to the Eleventh-Century Revival of Buddhism 1996

The Emperor ignores warnings about the rise of An Lushan, and the general rebels, starting a civil war that lasts eight years, and in which millions are killed.

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Of course fifty years later the Tang Dynasty faced a different kind of crisis, when An Lushan, a Tang general of Sogdian/Central Asian ancestry, launched a rebellion against the dynasty on December 16, 705.

Jottings from the Granite Studio 2009

Of course fifty years later the Tang Dynasty faced a different kind of crisis, when An Lushan, a Tang general of Sogdian/Central Asian ancestry, launched a rebellion against the dynasty on December 16, 705.

Jottings from the Granite Studio 2009

This period of unrest culminates in the Anshi rebellion when warlord An Lushan marches on the imperial capital and the Emperor and his consort or forced to flee.

Unusual Historicals Jeannie Lin 2009