An Lushan (An-Shi) Rebellion - Ethnic Causes and Gruesome Tragedies

The An Lushan (An-Shi) Rebellion was one of the most devastating events in history. In this episode, we are going to look at the ethnic dimension behind this event and the gruesome tragedies it caused.
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0:00 Introduction
0:30 Tang Dynasty's Golden Era
1:06 Dissatisfaction
2:33 An Lushan's Origin
3:30 An Lushan's Rise
5:58 An Lushan Rebels
7:13 Infighting & Ineffective Defenders
8:29 Missing People
9:07 Worst Tragedies
10:35 Rebellion's Collapse
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Shao-yun Yang, 2019, The Way of the Barbarians
Valerie Hansen, 2015, The Silk Road
Skaff, J. K. (2000). Barbarians at the Gates?
Ablet Kamalov, 2001, Turks and Uighurs During the Rebellion of An Lu-shan
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[@CoolHistoryBros]

Lots of gruesome stuff mentioned here that you don't hear in other videos. Anyway, check out this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bp_PgKOXmbisbbM If you want to know about the good old days when the Tang dynasty was experiencing the height of its golden age.

[@romeforeverr]

Could you make a video about the rise of the Xia dynasty? It’s okay if not.

[@CoolHistoryBros]

@@romeforeverr It's in the pipeline. But it will take a while.

[@TheGLpanda]

Would you upload videos on Odysee too?

[@chowyee5049]

Interestingly enough, at least some Turkic Christians sided with the Tang. After the rebellion was put down, the Emperor had what is now known as the Nestorian Monument erected to show his gratitude.

[@danshakuimo]

Are you referring to the stele in Xi'an or another one? Since I thought the Xi'an monument was older.

[@chowyee5049]

@@danshakuimo I'm talking about Xi'an.

[@danshakuimo]

@@chowyee5049 According to Wikipedia the famous one was put up during Tang Taizong's reign which was long before this, so maybe I'm thinking about a different one.

[@chowyee5049]

@@danshakuimo it commemorated the arrival of Christianity during Tang Taizong's reign but it was only erected in 781.

[@zainmudassir2964]

Thousands of Arab mercenaries were also sent by Abbasid Caliphate

[@johnyricco1220]

Speaking of cannibalism. There’s an incident in the Byzantine Empire where a city was similarly forced to eat their own during a war. I forget the city’s name but apparently the women were the worst offenders. They would form gangs that lure hungry men into their homes for a meal and then kill and cook them.

[@maligjokica]

Larisa in Tesalia when was under 2 year seage from Samoil,the bulgarian usurper(in the late 10 sencury) its recorded that when they enter the city finaly they saw a wowan who canibilise her husband.that is the only time i remeber something like that from Byzantium history.

[@darthvenator2487]

The Tang officers of Suiyang for sure are in Hell suffering.

[@martjnmao6808]

Amida?

[@johnyricco1220]

@@martjnmao6808 Yes I believe you’re right.

[@johnyricco1220]

@@martjnmao6808 After the siege, all the men were being rounded up and some of them ran and tried to hide. The women were free but had no food for their children.

[@SilverCorvidsMARKETING]

I lost it at the Joker reference. 11/10 video, as always.

[@nicbahtin4774]

what where ? how did i missed it ?!

[@avishalom2000lm]

@@nicbahtin4774 6:36

[@nicbahtin4774]

@@avishalom2000lm Thanx

[@nickypenn5841]

- A Japanese dude went to Tang China, and although he failed to retun home, he became a (sort-of) mythical legend. - A Korean dude went to Tang China, went home, and became a god. Hmmm, I sense a pattern here.

[@VicmundLim]

I like to know more

[@nickypenn5841]

@@VicmundLim I suspect this has got to do with those _Sutras_ scrolls that a chinese monk and his followers retrieved from India. I mean, they too got elevated to Gods and Buddhas.

[@VicmundLim]

@@nickypenn5841 yea you are right

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

@@nickypenn5841 the guy from journey to the west??? (Xuanzang the historically nerdy monk)

[@kweassa6204]

It's not uncommon for peripheries of a great civilization, to want to be associated with that civilization in various ways. Think of it as "Mary Sue fanfic" -- the insertion of the author's persona into pre-established fiction. So the Koryo kingdom of the Korean peninsula, for example, has a legendary lineage tracing back to the Crown Prince Li Heng mentioned in this very video. Much the same, the Romans showed similar desires with their legendary association with Aeneas of Troy, and the old Frank kings of the Meroving dynasty came up with connection that supposedly traces back to none other than Jesus.

[@XuerLi]

Suiyang defender Zhang Xun's subordinate officer Nan Jiyun was a badass, on the other hand An Lushan and Shi Siming also managed to recruit some of the strongest warriors from the north for their side such as Xue Song (Xue Rengui's grandson).

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Zhang Xun is best. He was the only reason why the Tang survived

[@Muramasa1794]

I hope the Longest Day in Chang’an Tv series has a sequel that follows the Rebellion. And I love how you have Li Linfu wearing purple robe which was the highest color rank in Tang court

[@billh6010]

Well shit that series needs a sequel ASAP. But I don't think anyone can pull such a huge production with high historical accuracy anytime soon. Good stuff like TLDCA doesn't come every decade.

[@Muramasa1794]

@@billh6010 yeah man they blew the budget definitely 😂

[@billh6010]

@@Muramasa1794 it was a masterpiece though. And honestly it was based as fuck, I think every Asian should watch it just to appreciate their own culture especially the East Asians. The subtle but significant amount (and well deserved) of rightist sentiment in it makes me wonder why the series doesn't get censored or banned by the CCP. There are so many moral lessons embedded in it too and they are quite relatable universally. I love when nearing the end of series, the 1st protagonist Zhang Xiao Jing mentions that Chang An is a dream, not a place. That it must be kept alive no matter what because the dream keeps people to move towards excellence and progress. It is somewhat similar to the concept of "American Dream".

[@Muramasa1794]

@@billh6010 yeah bro 👍🏽

[@unifieddynasty]

@@billh6010 TLDICA is unlikely to get banned as it is an excellent allegory for Xi's anti-corruption and centralization campaign. Bo Xilai and Guo Wengui in particular come to mind.

[@hieutrung1]

Applause to the clarification on the death toll. This rebellion was hardly anything new during Chinese dynastic history, which was full of rebellion, nomadic incursion and civil war. Hence, it’s really hard to comprehend incredible fatality of this rebellion as suggested by censuses.

[@ChrisX_212]

You know it would be cool if one day you will cover up about this topic: The Four Beauties of Ancient China. To which aside of Yang Guifei being a member, there's also Diao Chan from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms novel (yes, somehow a novel character gets included by those Chinese) and predating them are two historical ladies: Wang Zhaojun who got sent off to marry a Xiongnu prince; and Xi Shi who brought the downfall of the Wu state and brought back the Yue state. Would be nice to hear you talk about them. And maybe also the gender-inversion: Four most handsome men! Featuring Pan An, Song Yu, Wei Jie and Gao Changgong (Prince of Lan Ling/Lanling Wang) Think about the potential... But in the end, I'll leave it up to you.

[@TerribleShmeltingAccident]

Love ur style! Keep up the good work ✌

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

战哭多新鬼 愁吟独老翁 乱云低薄暮 急雪舞回风 瓢弃尊无绿 炉存火似红 数州消息断 愁坐正书空 "After the battle, many new ghosts cry, The solitary old man worries and grieves. Ragged clouds are low amid the dusk, Snow dances quickly in the whirling wind. The ladle's cast aside, the cup not green, The stove still looks as if a fiery red. To many places, communications are broken, I sit, but cannot read my books for grief" - Poem by Du Fu (poet who witnessed the An Lushan Rebellion)

[@marcello7781]

Great explanations and animations!

[@TheSleepingSeer]

I've been reading about this particular war for a long time and I have to say, I never expected to find out that An Lushan was actually a gamer.

[@CoffeeSuccubus]

An Lushan: I AM KING OF YAN Gongsun Yuan: First time?

[@iamgreat1234]

Malacca Sultan when go to Ming court brought with him a long water kale/water spinach to the Ming Emperor. At the time it was consider rude for people to watch emperors face directly. People were executed for looking directly at emperor face. So, every guest will bow down without looking emperors face when meeting him. Malacca Sultan when asked about water spinach by the Ming emperor suddenly raise his head and eating the water spinach. That way he has an excuse to look at Ming emperor face.

[@baabaaer]

Wait a few hundred years, this is still the Tang times.

[@GilangRabbani]

This should be highlighted; the foreign-born generals who were the contemporaries of An Lushan also held powerful position like him. Go Seonji (Gao Xianzhi) was a Korean who guard the Western Protectorate and not long ago lost to the Abbasids at the Battle of Talas River along with his deputy Li Siye. Geshu Han was of Turgesh-Khotan extraction that held the Hexi corridor and bears the title Prince of Xiping. There are also other figures like Fumeng Lingcha in the north, Zhangchou Jiancong who went against the joint invasion of Nanzhao and the Tibetan empire; as well as Zhang Shougui, who was An Lushan's superior in the You province (Youzhou) where An Lushan was stationed and launched his rebellion from.

[@GilangRabbani]

Need to be mentioned also that Emperor Xuanzong called upon not only Bayanchur Khagan in Karabalghasun, but also Caliph Al Mahdi in Baghdad from Chengdu to aid him in repelling both the Göktürks and the Tibetans when they besiege Chang'an.

[@Romulus1495]

but the emperor be a bitch and said that General 's fortification strategy was a stupid idea when he was literally funking around with lady yang

[@unauthorizeduser7596]

Best English History chanel

[@CARL_093]

bro i will wait for you korean series bro i love the videos you make i learn more and refresh my mind as a history graduate thank you

[@ltmatthewakj2466]

Awesome generals from Korean beside Yi Sun Shin will be awesome to hear and their military technology. Although I want to hear your making of that one of the greatest admiral too

[@BygoneChina]

Interesting how ethnic factors have played a role in many large Chinese rebellions - The White Lotus Rebellion against the Yuan and the Tapping Rebellion against the Qing being two of the most notable.

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

Maybe the Uyghurs and Tibetans will overthrow the commies one day

[@salvadorvizcarra769]

@@jonathanwilliams1065 Mr. Williams, to make you have an informed opinion, I offer you the following information, which you can find on the Web. You say that: "Maybe the Uyghurs and Tibetans will overthrow the commies one day", right? Well. First, China is not a Regime with a Communist Model. 32 years ago the Country Project was debated among the most conservative Maoists against the followers of Deng Xiaoping, do you remember these events? It was, during the Tiananmen Square Events (1989). Since then, China has a Free Market Economic Model, just like the US Economic Model. This is why China is an economic power today. Second. The Uyghurs. Okay. We killed Muslims in Afghanistan. We killed Muslims in Iraq. We killed Muslims in Syria, Somalia, Libya, Iran… But we are very concerned about human right of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China, even though we know that China does NOT kill the Muslims of Uyghur. You are misinformed, or malicious with the information you intend to use. Xinjiang is one of the 5 Autonomous Provinces that make up China, and Xinjiang it is NOT a Sovereign country. In the same way that the US is made up of 50 States that have their own laws, their own flags and their Official Shields, none of their States are Sovereign countries. The "conflict" in Xinjiang is due to the separatist pretentions of ethnic groups in Turkey and Turkestan of Islamic court. You know that information very well. Please don't distort it. Look here: In the same way that the US Southern States wanted to separate from the Union, and Mr. Abraham Lincoln did not allow it, in the same way China is also opposed. This confrontation was provoked from the outside, with the support of ethnic groups (2 groups), minorities. Separatism? And it is. It exists ALL over the world. Catalonia intends to separate from Spain. Québec intends to separate from Canada. Scotland wanted to separate from the UK. Yucatán tried to separate from Mexico. India is still in conflict with three separatist territories. The Kurds want to separate from Iráq. The Native American Nations, too. China is a nation of Peace, but it cannot allow these things. No country in the world allows them! Next. Third. Tibet. OK. Tibet is ALSO a territory of China. A country does NOT self-invade. In any case, RECOVER and UNIFY. The Chinese territory of Tibet, was separated for 37 years, as a result of the Buddhist monks (Lamas), declared their autonomy from the Govt of China, because they did not attend to them, both because of the distances that separated them and then, cuz of the fall of the Emperor Henry Puyi (last Emperor of the Qing Dynasty). In reality, in 1913-1945, there was no government and therefore they could not serve Tibet or anyone else. China was at war! The Govt of Tibet was not a political government but a religious one, run by a Dalai. Maybe you think that Mao invaded Tibet to annex it to China in 1950. It was not like that. In the UN statutes, it is established as "Casus Belli" or Reason for War: “The armed invasion of a sovereign country”. You cannot attack anyone without waiting for the intervention of the UN, or the total war of its allies. No one can be invaded without "Casus Belli" and that is a Fact. Furthermore, Tibet was never a member of the UN, nor is Taiwan a country recognized as a member of the UN. In conclusion, Tibet was, is and continues to be the territory of China. An more on "China's Invasion of Tibet" Do you know why the US did not grant political asylum to the Dalai Lama? Do you know why no country in the world granted political asylum? Cuz the Dalai Lama is NOT a Govt/Ruler. He is a Religious leader. No one elected him, and he does not represent anyone outside of his circle of Buddhist monks. Tibet was never a country; It was an Autonomous Territory, but part of China. So now you know: A country does not self-invade, in any case, RECOVER and UNIFY. What´s Next? Hong Kong? Hong Kong is a city/port, and it is not a country. It was returned to China, by the UK, after a century of military occupation. Anything else?

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

@@salvadorvizcarra769 the fact that they are muslims has nothing to do with anything Also China most definitely does not have a free market, it may not be as controlled as it was under Mao but nothing happens without the Party’s agreement Also the Dali Lama was the head of state of Tibet prior to the Chinese invasion, but that doesn’t matter as what is important is the reds being overthrown in all of China

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

@@salvadorvizcarra769 and by the way Tibet was independent, just as independent as Mongolia, with both becoming independent after the Qing were overthrown

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

@@salvadorvizcarra769 oh And Lincoln was wrong to invade the south, especially since the US gained independence from Britain the exact same way, so kindly quit shilling for massive government oppression and forced union I would use other words about what you should do to yourself but KZbin doesn’t like those words

[@redschadow4887]

Chinese history is so interesting

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

China in a nutshell: built, broke, repaired, broke, repaired, broke

[@cheeminthao6535]

You need more views and subscribers bro. People should learn more on Eastern history

[@DramaticOTAKU]

Great work as always

[@ekmalsukarno2302]

Cool History Bros, can you please make a video about Bao Qingtian. Thank you very much.

[@CoolHistoryBros]

It will take a while, but I will get there.

[@ekmalsukarno2302]

@@CoolHistoryBros Okay, thank you very much.

[@heiwiik8744]

Decisive Tang strategic victory

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

siege of Suiyang 20-30,000 cannibalised

[@Al-ng2wn]

Pyrrhic Victory.

[@DaylenAmell]

The standard Chinese phonetic spelling of the name of one of the rebellion leaders "史思明" is "Shi Siming", not "Shi Shiming". For "楊國忠" it is "Yang Guozhong" not "Yang Guozong". For “高仙芝”, it is "Gao Xianzhi", not "Gao Xianzi".

[@amirulaminaliasgar6627]

Next, Taiping rebelion!!! BTW, can you guys make video on China Malacca relationship.

[@prestonjones1653]

The raw numbers alone are catastrophic enough, but in terms of global population *percentages* lost, the An Lushan rebellion surpasses even the world wars.

[@ValkyrieSirena]

Ah… Tang decisive victory

[@Binary84]

This video would have been better and complete with the mention of Guo Ziyi.

[@SuperMrHiggins]

Wasn't this like... one of the costliest wars in terms of percentage of the planets population lost?

[@munken7673]

I know This might Sound dumb But how historically accurate is the drawings?

[@helio7455]

little bit

[@jamesgabriel7132]

Ten year planning to overthrow the tang , one day become king only. Ang lu san became blind and murdered y his own son. He was fated not to become king. Not his destiny.

[@jacobcantrell82]

We live in a Tang society.

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

A soup society??? (I'm aware Chinese soup and Tang dynasty is written different)

[@jonathanredacted3245]

That flower yang guifei is wearing is really pretty, is it a actual flower?

[@jonathanresurreccion2995]

Hey great content you got here bud.....I would like to make a suggestion to cover the Sengoku Jidai period in your Channel next time around if you have time...It would be awesome if you do that...Thanks a bunch. 😊

[@ReviveHF]

At 10:01, this is like the May 1998 riots of Indonesia and 2020-2021 United States racial unrest but on massive scale. History is repeating itself again and again.

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

Wait... 1998??? What's up with that???

[@HighPriestFuneral]

Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it. Rampant discrimination against a single man destroyed the credibility of his entire culture to the people, showing how tenuous it was to begin with. An Lushan's defects dealt nothing with him being foreign, but it was an easy scapegoat which people are always so quick to make pay for other's crimes.

[@yulusleonard985]

@@shanedoesyoutube8001 A certain general try to stage a coup by increasing racial tension to allow his army to enter capital. Everyone see what he was doing and foil his plot but the racial riot still happening. He tried to became president twice and failed and take humble pie being defense minister.

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

@Max Superbus attacking any other form of chinese ethnicity (Hong Kongers, Taiwanese) besides the mainland one makes this global vengeance a little bit invalid

[@shanedoesyoutube8001]

@@yulusleonard985 ??????? Was it suharto or some kind of shit???

[@martjnmao6808]

Quick reminder: if you look at the day to day records of the siege from 资治通鉴, the killing concubine for food happened in early November, when the garrison had only several hundreds left, and the siege ended in mid November. It's very unlikely that they could have consumed 30,000 civilians within two weeks and it was probably a last minute morale trick (not very helpful cuz many refused to eat) before the final sortie.

[@fhffvgju6299]

My man killed tens of millions because his emperor made him wear silly clothes lmao 5:40

[@briandinh9169]

Based and Yanpilled

[@jamesgabriel7132]

all for what? ang lushan was killed by his own son when he sat on the throne. i wonder if given a chance one more time, would he choose to be a normal person, or repeat his own stupid ambition

[@HighPriestFuneral]

I never quite bought the "ten years of preparation", mainly because of how oafish he appeared, how well-loved he was by the royals and nobles and he didn't act until he was basically, directly threatened. What was his justification for his actions, I wonder?

[@jamesgabriel7132]

@@HighPriestFuneral whether he did plan it or not, the throne wasn't his destiny. that's for sure. the day he sat on the throne was the day he went blind. the next day he was assassinated by his own son, then his own son was assassinated by another fellow.

[@HighPriestFuneral]

@@jamesgabriel7132 No argument there, he was a terrible "ruler" by any stretch of the imagination, blind and broken when he attained the throne.

[@romeforeverr]

Could you make a video about the rise of the Xia dynasty? It’s okay if not.

[@pythonBlender7]

If you want a historical fiction based on these events then go read "Under Heaven"

[@maligjokica]

can you show me a link? its a chinese TV drama?

[@williamwan3712]

@@maligjokica There is another C-drama that reflects that period called “The Longest Day In Chang'an”

[@garlicdemon1]

Meanwhile, the eunuchs were at it again...

[@johnivan9672]

One of the most bloody insurrection - rebellion ever.

[@KathyXie]

The Taiping Rebellion has entered the chat

[@johnivan9672]

@@KathyXie The Taiping rebellion was ten times worse

[@johnivan9672]

And along with the boxer rebellion the catalyst of the ending of "imperial" china

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

Officially the most bloody

[@YaminoSeigi]

@@KathyXie proportion wise, i think an lushan still more bloody

[@rjrastapopoulos1595]

Didn't a poet named Li Bai live during the An Lushan Rebellion?

[@HighPriestFuneral]

I assume that there will be a future episode on Li Bai, his influence on Chinese culture is immense.

[@williamwan3712]

Yes, Li Bai had experienced the Rebellion, and he was lucky enough to be forced to leave the capital before the rebellion broke out because he had offended Emperor Xuanzong. When the rebellion broke out, he and his wife fled south, and he was nearly killed when he tried to join the Royal clan's army. He never setting foot in the court again for the rest of his life

[@hyltoniali257]

During this rebellion, Tang dynasty's neigbor: Uyghur(HuiHu) khanate and rivals: Tibetan(Bodchen po/ tubo) & Abbasid aided China instead

[@hanliu3707]

iirc, they were more like mercenary

[@DucaTech]

Yes, for a price.

[@warcatbattalion]

Cant wait for this to happen in America.

[@EM-tx3ly]

Lol

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

It did. It was called the Civil War

[@NguyeninhCanh]

You didn’t mention Guo Ziyi, the greatest Tang general in the rebellion

[@jaredjosephsongheng372]

Zhang Xun: 😐😐😐😐😐😐

[@dmitritelvanni4068]

Speaking of... do you know much about the khitans? I've been curious about them as long as I've been playing conan exiles. I always play as a khitan, but I haven't been able to find a lot of resources on them.

[@golonawailus4312]

Khitan one of them is Li Guangbi the general help put down An Lushan rebellion. Also still some Khitans exist as a tribe in Kazakhstan. They are descendants of Kara Khitan (Western Liao) state.

[@golonawailus4312]

In China no Khitan exists as all assimilate as northern Chinese but a branch called Daur people is closest to be modern day Khitan in the homeland of historical Khitan

[@dmitritelvanni4068]

@@golonawailus4312 I'm more interested in the distant past.

[@jonaspete]

He lived in a society

[@AtticusAmericanus]

Was Yang Guifei a descendant of the same clan who ruled the Sui?

[@chizhang4369]

Firstly, her name is Yang Yuhuan/杨玉环, Guifei/noble consort is her title at the court. As for your question in specific, she is indeed of that clan(clan Yang of Hongnong). Though it’s actually a bit more complicated. You see clan Yang of Hongnong existed long before the founding of Sui, so there are actually many speculations that the ruling family of Sui was not actually of clan Yang of Hongnong, that they are actually of Xianbei origins, that they only say so to makes them looks better. So with this in mind, we could say that Yang Yuhuan’s blood is even purer than that of Sui emperors.

[@decem_sagittae]

What a Sigma male.

[@leongng2105]

House of dragon in real life 😱

[@drswag0076]

Crown Prince - Noun Term: a child of the royal/imperial family that is the chosen successor of the current king/emperor. i thought i'd gave the definition in short, a crown prince is a sovereign's chosen successor.

[@subrotoxing8214]

Tang Taizong himself might be turkic ?

[@jeremyxu8155]

Tang Tai Zong was half Han (漢) and half Xian Bi (鮮卑). His father Li Yan (李淵)'s grand father (mother side) Du Gu Xin (獨孤信) was a Xian Bi noble. Tang Tai Zong's own mother Queen Dou (竇皇后) , who was Li Yan's first wife, was also from a noble family of Xian Bi who had changed her last name to Dou 竇.

[@hamzaferoz6162]

An Lushan: The Tang Dynasty Dong Zhou

[@williamwan3712]

My Big Dong！！

[@feisalmuhumaddahir100]

Abbasid dynasty didn't take advantage of this iam surprised

[@TrongNguyen-kw8jh]

read record of human emperor, here to fact check things haha

[@unifieddynasty]

Goddamn careerist bureaucrats. Always the cause of downfall.

[@alirezaasgharzadeh4923]

That Lushan had a Sogdian godfather

[@nomanor7987]

The War of Yan Independence you mean!

[@MrBoliao98]

Teach you something about foreigners. And how many of us southerners ran south.

[@hamzaferoz6162]

Another fun fact the Abbasid Caliphate also sent mercenaries in support of the Tang. Just years after their confrontation at Talas

[@billh6010]

Abbassid and Tang were bros/slight- frienemies for most of the time of their coexistence. The very major wars/battles each faction ever experienced were not against each other.

[@alexanderthegreat8104]

An lushan was of non-chinese ancestry possibly soghdian origin

[@OK-qe4dr]

He should be a nomad.

[@user-cg2tw8pw7j]

​@@OK-qe4drNo, they are evolved, not Bedouins

[@joaogrrr]

mfw I lose China to cannibals

[@hwasiaqhan8923]

That’s why Tang didn’t like the idea of multiculturalism since, during early Tang the ministers actually had a debate of whether China should allow the foreigners to settle in China, they simply thought Chinese could easily assimilate those foreigners but it turns out the foreigners wasn’t so keen about getting assimilated and instead their population grew larger in the Chinese core territories, this inevitably led to a lot of ethnic tensions and final wars.

[@HighPriestFuneral]

@Max Superbus But Tang itself was multicultural from the outset, Li Yuan was at least part Xianbei because of his mother and Li Shimin was descended from the powerful Northern Zhou ruler Yuwen Tai. Their Emperors were all descended from foreign peoples and China had become vastly more than just the Han with the 5 Barbarians and the Northern/Southern dynasties. It stands to reason that it would trend in this direction, the issue wasn't multiculturalism, the issue was relying on so many foreign and mercenary troops, this is exactly what killed the Jin Dynasty's unification (and to my knowledge the Western Roman Empire) as quickly as it did (though it is hard to say how long anything would have lasted with the Disturbance of the Eight Princes).

[@whitepeoplesticktogether2897]

Multiculturalism & Liberalism is always destined to fail.

[@hwasiaqhan8923]

@@HighPriestFuneral Maternal blood was unimportant though, no Han would consider themselves non-Han just because their mother wasn’t a Han. The 5 barbarians were mostly wiped out by the Han and the barbarians themselves, the Jie for example were all exterminated by the Han revolt led by Ran Min, records said after that majority of the barbarians apart from the Xianbei fled out of China, the Xianbei itself was killing each other in constant civil wars such as the northern Wei civil war, that’s why Yuwen Tai had to incorporate a lot of Han in to Xianbei due to Xianbei’s small population. After the establishment of the Sui dynasty, majority of the Xianbei were wiped out by that point, Sui exterminated ten thousand Xianbei nobilities during its foundation and expelled the rest to Mongolia, those Xianbei became known as the Shiwei and later the Khitan.

[@hwasiaqhan8923]

@@HighPriestFuneral “Li Shimin was descended from the powerful northern Zhou ruler Yuwen Tai” no he wasn’t, are you suggesting that Yu wentai cuckhold the Li clan? Lol

[@HighPriestFuneral]

@@hwasiaqhan8923 Li Shimin's mother (though you have explained matrilineal lines not being accounted for) was a Dou, her mother was the daughter of Yu Wentai, so Li Shimin is Yu Wentai's great grandson.

[@MCorpReview]

A Korean n sogdian general fighting for power...what happened to d native generals?

[@hwasiaqhan8923]

The majority were still native generals, though those who rebelled were largely non Chinese, especially their soldiers.

[@hwasiaqhan8923]

@Max Superbus Not the majority, just large chunks of it in the borders where most nomads were allowed to settle down.

[@hwasiaqhan8923]

@Max Superbus Yes but they did not made up the majority of the Tang army, Tang was open to recruiting foreign soldiers and even promoting foreign generals but the majority of the military was nonetheless made up of native Chinese. Due to Anlushan’s nomadic background, he himself would have mainly recruited soldiers from non Chinese populations.

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

Wasn’t An Lushan a Tatar ? His sogdian origin is a speculation though.

[@junyang1529]

他是拜火教教徒

[@smithjohn3266]

anlushan is a sogdian worshiping zoroastrain

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

@@smithjohn3266 which source saying he was zoroastrian

[@smithjohn3266]

@@papazataklaattiranimam i search out two source from china to.according to 《old book of tang》，AnLuShan mom is zoroastrain priestess. reference to 《new book of tang》安禄山出生时“有光照穹庐，野兽尽鸣，望气者言其祥。 :when the birth of AnLuShan，sunshining over，simultaneously monster roar，witness allege it's lucky.plus sogdian is original from iran. it's not hard to assert.

[@smithjohn3266]

@@papazataklaattiranimam suddenly remember a fun fact: shisiming (史思明) is descendant form ashina(阿史那) clan，after expelled by Uyghur form mogolia. ashina family fled to tang，sought for protection. and changed surname form ashina into shi，a multi-original chinese surname.consequently，ten year later，anlushan-shishiming rebellion broken out.

[@silveryuno]

[Meanwhile, in Wa] Empress: TANABATA-DA! And there was much rejoicing...

[@xhoques]

It's a shame how an international empire with officials of Korean and Turks and people of all backgrounds just collapsed and fell all xenophobic like this.

[@user-cg2tw8pw7j]

Khitan Empire: Am I a joke to you?

[@papazataklaattiranimam]

An Lushan and Shi Siming 😍

[@bloodmure1]

I don't understand why you would state that Jang Bogo became a god in Korea. He was indeed a great admiral and trader who secured peace and stability of the Southern sea, but we Koreans don't really recognize him as a god. Maybe some random shamans would treat him as their totem deity, but Korean shamans deify almost anyone. Hell they even deified General MacArthur as their deity. Admiral Yi Sunshin would be more closer to be considered a god. BUUUUUUT maybe I am jumping into conclusions too early. I should watch your next video and listen to your point about this topic.

[@74thartillery__]

An lushan was force to rebel

[@jeremyxu8155]

An Lu Shan was not forced to rebel by Tang Xuan Zong. He became ambitious after he had visited the Tang Dynasty Palace and saw he vulnerability of Tang Xuan Zong Li Long Ji (唐玄宗李隆基 aka 唐明皇). Using removing the notorious prime minister Yang Guo Zhong (楊國忠), whom he hated as the excuse, he ganged up with Shi Siming to rebel against the Tang Court in a three-pronged attack at various parts of the empire in 755AD. His army was heading to attack Chang An City after Luoyang City was overrun with ease while Shi Si Ming attacked the western part of the empire. The imperial soldiers in Chang An were outnumbered by An's army and Tang Xuan Zong fled Chang An with only 5,000 soldiers and followers before its fall. On the way escaping to Sichuan in west China, Tang Xuan Zong's son Li Heng (李亨) split with his father at Ma Wei Po and went north to Ling Wu (靈武), where he declared himself as Tang Shu Zong (唐肅宗) in 756AD. From here, he embarked on the counter-attacking of the rebellion forces and eventually recaptured Chang An City after numerous bitter battles. He then sent his men to escort Tang Xuan Zong back to Chang An to become his Tai Shang Huang. Meanwhile the suppression of the rebels continued but Tang Shu Zong could not end it before he died in 762AD, aged 52. The campaign was finally completed by his son and successor Tang Dai Zong Li Yu (唐代宗李豫) in 763AD. Both the rebel leaders, An Lu Shan and Shi Si Ming were not killed in any battles, but were killed by their own sons respectively at different times, shortly before the rebellion was finally ended by Tang Dai Zong.

[@juliasasha2029]

The Tang family is actually of steppe origin

[@nhienleminhhue6605]

I guess I have to thanks An Lusan for weakening Tang dynasty enough for Vietnam to broke free from China after nearly a thousand year of subjugation and assimilation.

[@conho4898]

That's true in a way lol. But Vietnam itself already had a lot of rebellions

[@nhienleminhhue6605]

@@conho4898 yes we did, however none of our rebellion had that big impact on the ruling dynasty.

[@marlarki5280]

Great, now you guys can be poor on your own.

[@conho4898]

@@marlarki5280 is that really ur stance in this lmao? Yeah let's forget colonization.

[@jerryle379]

@@marlarki5280 lol Chinese arrogant alway amazed me

[@user-vi5gq8yk1j]

Workshop on the relationship between China and Muslims in the Middle Ages

[@lamisuegra]

A brilliant cosmopolitan society torn to sheds by a brutal race war...*makes nervous minority living in North America and/or Europe noises*...

[@billh6010]

Funny thing is that the US right now is like the Tang at the late 8th century, an empire on its down trajectory.

[@aokhoinguyenang3992]

This "adoption" reminded me of Shinkenger(super sentai): Kaoru Shiba "adopting" Takeru(who is older) so he can be Shinken red(a hereditary position pass only to the direct descendant)

[@dorjeepalden86]

Wow, not gonna talk about the Tibetan empire take over of changan 763? Chinese princess marrying Tibetan king? Ru afraid CCP will ban ur channel ?

[@trollmcclure2659]

1. This video is about An Lushan. 2. The Chinese princess died before the birth of An Lushan and has a positive image in Chinese/Tibetan/Nepali legends. 3. KZbin is owned by Google.

[@user-jw5bf5ny3z]

Thank you for acknowledging that the Tibetan royal family has Chinese blood and is Chinese

[@OK-qe4dr]

@@user-jw5bf5ny3z 反驳的很漂亮

[@Guadalajara1937]

>Tfw an Indo-european/Turkic general tries to overthrow your chinese Kingdom

[@billh6010]

Tang was definitely not a kingdom. It was an EMPIRE.

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

Yan pronounced yin? Wtf China as if your language wasn’t bizarre enough?!

[@dongf2618]

its pronounced Yan not Yin

[@williamwan3712]

Fun fact：Dialect Pronunciation

[@adventuredust4928]

Desttroy because woman