Yan (An–Shi)

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Yan
燕つばめ
756–763
Map showing the An Lushan Rebellion
Map showing the An Lushan Rebellion
CapitalLuoyang (756–757)
Yecheng (757–759)
Fanyang (759)
Luoyang (759–762)
Common languagesChinese
Religion
Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Chinese folk religion
GovernmentMonarchy
Emperor 
• 756–757
An Lushan, 1st
• 757–759
An Qingxu, 2nd
• 759–761
Shi Siming, 3rd
• 761–763
Shi Chaoyi, 4th
Historical eraAn Lushan Rebellion
• An Lushan's self-declaration as emperor
February 5 756
• Shi Chaoyi's suicide
763
CurrencyChinese coin, Chinese cash
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Tang dynasty
Tang dynasty
Today part ofChina

Yan (Chinese: 燕つばめ; pinyin: Yān), also known as the Great Yan (Chinese: 大だい燕つばめ; pinyin: Dà Yān), was a dynastic state of China established in 756 by the former Tang general An Lushan, after he rebelled against Emperor Xuanzong of Tang in 755. The state collapsed in 763 with the death of An Lushan's former subordinate Shi Chaoyi (son of Shi Siming), who was the last person to claim the title as emperor of Yan.

Rulers of Yan[edit]

Great Yan (燕つばめ; 756–763)
Personal name Reign[1] Era name
An Lushan

(安やす祿ろく山さん)

5 February 756 – 29 January 757
  (11 months and 24 days)[2] 		Shèngwǔ (聖ひじり武たけし) 756–758
An Qingxu

(安あん慶けい緒いとぐち)

30 January 757 – 10 April 759
  (2 years, 2 months and 11 days)[2]
  • Xiànchū (現げん初はつ) 757
  • Tiānchéng (天成てんせい) 757–759
Shi Siming

(史し思おもえ明あきら)

9 May 759 – 18 April 761
  (1 year, 11 months and 9 days)[2] 		Shùntiān (順じゅん天てん) 759 (?)
Shi Chaoyi

(史し朝あさ義よし)

April 761 – February 763
(1 year and 10 months) 		Xiǎnshèng (顯あらわ聖きよし) 761–763

An Lushan (10 February 703 – 29 January 757, age 54)[3][4] ruled a Jiedushi under Xuanzong and rebelled on 16 December 755. He proclaimed emperor in Luoyang, the eastern capital. He then captured Chang'an, the western capital, on July 756. An Lushan was likely of Göktürk origins. His rebellion led to one of the bloodiest wars in human history. He was murdered by his son.[5]

An Qingxu, son of An Lushan, succeeded his father. He was murdered by rebels.[6][4]

Shi Siming (703–761, age 58), lieutenant under An Lushan, succeeded An Qingxu. He was murdered by his son.[7][4]

Shi Chaoyi, son of Shi Siming, succeeded his father. He committed suicide after losing Luoyang to Li Huaixian.[8][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Moule 1957.
  2. ^ a b c des Rotours 1962, pp. xxv–xxvii
  3. ^ Moule 1957, pp. 54–62 (birth and death dates).
  4. ^ a b c d Levy 1960, pp. 75–95ff
  5. ^ Twitchett 1979, pp. 452–484, 561–571; Xiong 2009, p. 40.
  6. ^ Xiong 2009, p. 40.
  7. ^ Xiong 2009, p. 451.
  8. ^ Xiong 2009, pp. 448–449.

Sources[edit]

  • Liu Xu (劉りゅう昫) (1960) [945]. Biography of An Lu-shan. Old Book of Tang. Translated by Howard S. Levy.
  • Moule, Arthur C. (1957). The Rulers of China, 221 BC–AD 1949. London: Routledge. OCLC 223359908.
  • Yao Ju-n̂eng (姚汝能のう) (1962) [8th century]. Histoire de Ngan Lou-chan. Translated by Robert des Rotours [in French].
  • Twitchett, Denis; Fairbank, John K., eds. (1979). The Cambridge History of China 3: Sui and T'ang China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-21446-9.
  • Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009). Historical Dictionary of Medieval China. Lanham: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6053-7.
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