16 déc. 755 - Start of An Lushan Rebellion

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The An Lushan Rebellion from 755 to 763 was an uprising against the Tang dynasty of China towards the mid-point of the dynasty, the rebellion was originally led by An Lushan, a general officer of the Tang military system. The rebellion spanned the reigns of three Tang emperors before it was finally quashed. The event involved military activity and direct deaths from battle, but also significant associated population loss from famine, and population dislocations, and extreme social instability and population loss which eventually resulted, far beyond the initial consequences of the rebellion. It significantly weakened the Tang dynasty and led to the loss of Tang's influence in the Western Regions, and, more obscure and long-term effect of the decline of the revenue from Silk Road due to the instability and weaken of Tang China.

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