China

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'''China''' is a country in comprising a large part of the mid-eastern region of [[Asia]], and one of the largest countries in the world.

==History==
In 210 BCE, the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Wei Yu]] killed the first emperor of China, [[Qin Shi Huang]], using a spear.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref>

In the 1220s, the Assassins [[Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad]], his wife [[Maria Thorpe|Maria]] and his son [[Darim Ibn-La'Ahad]] had travelled to China, then partly under Mongol control, to assassinate the Mongol leader [[Genghis Khan]]. They liased with [[Qulan Gal]], a Mongol Assassin, and designed plans to end the Mongol leader's life.<ref name="ACTSC">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Secret Crusade]]''</ref>

In 1227, Altaïr and Qulan Gal infiltrated Genghis Khan's tent in Xingging, near Xia province, though Altaïr was spotted and wounded by a Mongol soldier. Qulan Gal was able to kill the soldier and bring Altaïr to safety, after which Genghis Khan tried to escape by horse. Qulan Gal shot the Khan's horse with an arrow, causing him to fall. Right afterwards, Darim killed the Khan with another arrow.<ref name="ACTSC"/>

By the late 1300s, the [[Chinese Assassins]] based themselves in the Chinese city of [[Beijing]], and were led by [[Fang Xiaoru]]. In 1402, China fell under the control of the [[Templars|Templar]] emperor [[Yongle]], who had thousands of suspected Assassins across the country arrested and executed; including Fang Xiaoru. [[Li Tong]], a female Assassin whose parents had also been killed during the purge, was able to escape Beijing with an [[Apprentices|apprentice]] and an [[Apples of Eden|Apple of Eden]].<ref name="ACDYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations - Discover Your Legacy|Assassin's Creed: Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

In 1424, while Yongle was trying to suppress a rebellion near the [[wikipedia:Gobi Desert|Gobi Desert]], Li Tong entered his tent and assassinated him.<ref name="ACDYL"/>

By 1524, the Emperor [[Jiajing]] had succeeded where Yongle failed, eradicating the Assassins. The Mentor and his apprentice [[Shao Jun]] fled to [[Italy]] to seek aid. Jiajing's henchmen found and killed Jun's Mentor, but the retired Italian leader [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze]] gave her refuge and advice. After killing her pursuers, an empowered Jun journeyed home to rebuild the Chinese Order.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref>

In 2012, the Templars were planning to launch a satellite into space with a [[Pieces of Eden|Piece of Eden]] attached to it. The Assassins listed China as one of the possible countries where the satellite was located.<ref name="ACBH">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>

==References==
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