An Lushan captures Chang'an
756 · Event
Rebel forces seize the Tang capital, forcing the emperor to flee.
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More from The An Lushan Rebellion
- An Lushan Rebellion (755)
- An Lushan marches on Luoyang (755)
- The death of Yang Guifei at Mawei (756)
- The terrible siege of Suiyang (757)
- Tang buys back its capitals (757)
- The Tang census collapses (764)
- Death of An Lushan (757)
- Suppression of the An Lushan Rebellion (763)
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