The An Lushan Rebellion was a devastating civil war in Tang China, led by the general An Lushan, who commanded the armies on the northeastern frontier and was of mixed Sogdian and Turkic descent. He rose against the court of Emperor Xuanzong, partly in rivalry with the chief minister Yang Guozhong, and soon captured the eastern capital Luoyang and proclaimed his own dynasty. The imperial capital Chang'an fell, and the emperor fled to Sichuan, where his soldiers demanded the death of his favorite consort, Yang Guifei. An Lushan was murdered by his own son, but the rebellion went on under other leaders until it was suppressed. The war caused huge loss of life, and weakened the dynasty, leaving regional military governors with great power.
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