Editing 1720s Chinese Assassin purge

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{{Dialogue2|Assassin|Mentor Han... what troubles your mind and makes you frown so?|Xiao Han|Well... it's nothing at all. I merely dreamed that the Ming Empire had fallen and reduced us to aimless drifters.|Mentor Han... that was no dream.|Xiao Han reliving the purge while under the crescent amulet's effects, 1725.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 73}}
{{Event Infobox
|conc = [[Golden Age of Piracy]]
|image = ACFT - Chinese Brotherhood purge.png
|date = bef. 1725
|place = [[China]]
|outcome = Great Ming Brotherhood wiped out
|participants=*[[Xiao Han]]
*[[Liu Qing]]
*[[Xue Yan]]}}
The '''Great Ming Brotherhood purge''' was an event in the early 18th century in which nearly the entire [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins|Chinese Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] – known as the Great Ming Brotherhood during this time – was wiped out by the [[Qing dynasty|Qing Empire]].

==The purge==
Prior to the purge, the Chinese Assassins enjoyed a period of relative prosperity during the reign of the [[Ming dynasty]], mainly thanks to the actions of [[Shao Jun]], who had rebuilt the Brotherhood as its [[Mentor]] following a similar [[Great Rites Controversy|purge]] in the early 16th century.<ref name="Vengeance">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Vengeance]]</ref>

However, with the collapse of the Ming dynasty and [[China]]'s conquest by the {{Wiki|Manchus}}, who established the Qing dynasty in 1644, the Assassins quickly found themselves persecuted as most of their members were of {{Wiki|Han Chinese}} heritage.<ref name="EP 40">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 40|Episode 40]]</ref> Eventually, a devastating attack against the Chinese Brotherhood's headquarters left thousands of Assassins dead and the few survivors were reduced to aimless drifters.<ref name="EP 73">''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 73|Episode 73]]</ref>

The Assassins were not the only ones targeted during the purge and many Han Chinese [[civilian]]s were also killed by the Qing Empire's forces, including the family of [[Liu Qing]].<ref name="EP 73" />

==Aftermath==
{{Quote|With the power of the relics of Those Who Came Before... The Great Ming Assassin Brotherhood will recover our kingdom from the hands of those vile barbarians and reestablish a nation of the Han people.|Xiao Han explaining his plan to overthrow the Qing dynasty, 1725.|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple|Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple Episode 40}}
By 1725, the only known surviving Chinese Assassins were [[Xue Yan]], Liu Qing, and the Mentor [[Xiao Han]], who blamed himself for being unable to prevent the purge.<ref name="EP 73" /> Seeking to restore their Brotherhood to its former glory and end the persecution of the Han Chinese people by overthrowing the Manchus, the three Assassins subsequently began a search for [[Piece of Eden|Pieces of Eden]] throughout [[Southeast Asia]].<ref name="EP 40" />

In 1725, Xiao Han was forced to relive the purge's events during a confrontation in [[Cebu]] with the [[British Brotherhood of Assassins|British Assassin]] [[Edward Kenway]], who opposed the Chinese Brotherhood's mission due to his belief that using the Pieces of Eden for personal gain would lead to more chaos and destruction. Having acquired one such artifact, a [[crescent amulet]], Edward reluctantly used it against Xiao Han, showing him visions of the Chinese Brotherhood's base in flames, in order to make him stand down.<ref name="EP 73" />

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Forgotten Temple]]'' {{c|flasbhack only}}

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