Editing Grand protector

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A '''grand protector''' (太守; Mandarin: ''tàishǒu'') was the chief executive of a {{wiki|commandery (China)|commandery}} in [[China|imperial China]].

At the outbreak of the [[An Lushan Rebellion]] in late 755, incumbent grand protectors of the [[Tang dynasty]] included [[Yan Gaoqing]] of [[Changshan Commandery|Changshan]]<ref name="Dynasty 11">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Beacon Fire (Part 4)]]</ref> and [[Yan Zhenqing]] of [[Pingyuan Commandery|Pingyuan]].<ref name="Dynasty 34">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Hidden Ones (Part 2)]]</ref> When Gaoqing sent his son [[Yan Jiming]] to raise a call-to-arms across all twenty-four commanderies of [[Hebei|Hebei Circuit]] against An Lushan, he failed to win the support of the other grand protectors, and [[Grand Protector Zhang]] of [[Boling Commandery|Boling]] even sent an assassin to try to kill him in [[Qinghe Commandery]]. He was saved by the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Li E]], however, who pledged himself to his cause.<ref name="Dynasty 13">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Beacon Fire (Part 6)]]</ref><ref name="Dynasty 12">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Beacon Fire (Part 5)]]</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''

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