Editing Fall of Chang'an

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|prev = [[Mawei Station mutiny]]
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|next = Assassination of An Lushan
|name = Fall of Chang'an
|image = ACD - Fall of Fall of Chang'an 1.png
|conflict = [[An Lushan Rebellion]]
|date = 17 July 756<ref name="Finale">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Finale: Assassination]]</ref>
|place = [[Chang'an]], [[Tang dynasty]]
|result = *Chang'an captured and sacked by [[Yeluohe]]
*Massacre of the imperial family
*[[Golden Turtles]]' allies killed
|side1 = [[Tang dynasty]]
|side2 = [[Yan]]
*[[Yeluohe]]
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|commanders1 = [[Bian Lingcheng]]†
|commanders2 = [[An Lushan]]<br>[[Shi Siming]]<br>[[Sun Xiaozhe]]
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The '''Fall of Chang'an''' at the height of the [[An Lushan Rebellion]] was the sacking of the Tang imperial capital on 17 July 756<ref name="Finale" /> upon its capture by the [[Yan]] forces of ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]]. This occurred a few days<ref name="Dynasty 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' [[The Hidden Ones (Part 5)]]</ref> after Tang [[Li Longji|Emperor Xuanzong]] fled the city with his royal entourage of closest family members, the [[Army of Dragon Warriors]], and trusted officials, several members of whom were secretly [[Golden Turtles]].<ref name="Dynasty 36">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[The Hidden Ones (Part 4)]]</ref> With their departure, the eunuch [[Bian Lingcheng]] was put in charge of the city's defences as regent by Chancellor [[Yang Guozhong]] in what was really a conscious decision to consign him to death.<ref name="Dynasty 37" /> 

The rebels plundered the city for three days and nights, killing many citizens within the city walls. An Lushan's admiral [[Sun Xiaozhe]] slaughtered many members of the royal family, including the eldest princess, the Princess of Huo (霍國公主); the Emperor's concubines; the princesses' husbands ([[wikt:駙馬|駙馬]]); and many more at Chongren Ward (崇仁坊) in revenge for An Lushan's favourite son [[An Qingzong]],<ref name="Finale"/> who had been executed by the Tang a year earlier.<ref name="Dynasty 17">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[Golden Turtles (Part 1)]]</ref> Despite desperately pleading that he would swear loyalty to Lushan's dynastic regime, Bian Lingcheng was also executed.<ref name="Finale" />

==Gallery==
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ACD - Fall of Fall of Chang'an 2.png|The Yeluohe slaughtering the city's inhabitants
ACD - Fall of Fall of Chang'an 3.png|The city's buildings destroyed
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==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''

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