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	===Ming dynasty===		===Ming dynasty===
	In the early [[Ming dynasty\|Ming]] period, Beijing became the new capital of China following the construction of the [[Forbidden City]], which served as the Imperial family's residence.<ref name="Forbidden City">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Forbidden City]]</ref> During this period, [[Fang Xiaoru]] trained many of the Assassins in the city, including [[Li Tong]]'s parents. In 1402, the [[~~Templars~~\|~~Templar~~]] ~~ally Emperor~~ [[~~Zhu Di~~]] ordered the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge\|execution]] of all those he claimed to be Assassins, with Xiaoru and Li Tong's parents counted among the dead. Though Li Tong escaped with an [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]], the Assassins in Beijing were ultimately eradicated.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>		In the early [[Ming dynasty\|Ming]] period, Beijing became the new capital of China following the construction of the [[Forbidden City]], which served as the Imperial family's residence.<ref name="Forbidden City">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Forbidden City]]</ref> During this period, [[Fang Xiaoru]] trained many of the Assassins in the city, including [[Li Tong]]'s parents. In 1402, the [[Zhu Di\|Yongle Emperor]], influenced by the [[Templars]], ordered the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge\|execution]] of all those he claimed to be Assassins, with Xiaoru and Li Tong's parents counted among the dead. Though Li Tong escaped with an [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]], the Assassins in Beijing were ultimately eradicated.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

	[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Liu Jin's execution]]		[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Liu Jin's execution]]
	In the early 16th century, both the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] and [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] operated out of Beijing.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /> In 1506, the Neo-Confucian philosopher and [[Master Assassin]] [[Wang Yangming]] was banished from the capital after clashing in court with [[Liu Jin]], the leader of a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s known as the [[Eight Tigers]] who were secretly Templars. Four years later, Liu Jin was executed via ''[[lingchi]]'' after his lieutenant [[Zhang Yong]] implicated him on charges of treason.<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		By the early 16th century, both the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] and [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] operated out of Beijing.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /> In 1506, the Neo-Confucian philosopher and [[Master Assassin]] [[Wang Yangming]] was banished from the capital after clashing in court with [[Liu Jin]], the leader of a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s known as the [[Eight Tigers]], who were secretly Templars. Four years later, Liu Jin was executed via ''[[lingchi]]'' after his lieutenant [[Zhang Yong]] implicated him on charges of treason.<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

	Under Zhang Yong's leadership, the Tigers' influence in the Imperial court grew and, following the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]]'s death in 1521,<ref name="Scroll 5">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 5 (China)\|Scroll 5]]</ref> they began making plans to install a puppet Emperor on the throne and purge all their enemies from Beijing. By chance, the Imperial [[concubine]] [[Shao Jun]] discovered this plot and alerted Wang Yangming, who by then was the Chinese Brotherhood's [[Mentor]].<ref name="Scroll 6">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 6 (China)\|Scroll 6]]</ref> Yangming called his best Assassins into the Forbidden City to thwart the Templars' plans but they were ultimately defeated.<ref name="Scroll 7">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Scroll 7]]</ref>		Under Zhang Yong's leadership, the Tigers' influence in the Imperial court grew and, following the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]]'s death in 1521,<ref name="Scroll 5">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 5 (China)\|Scroll 5]]</ref> they began making plans to install a puppet Emperor on the throne and purge all their enemies from Beijing. By chance, the Imperial [[concubine]] [[Shao Jun]] discovered this plot and alerted Wang Yangming, who by then was the Chinese Brotherhood's [[Mentor]].<ref name="Scroll 6">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 6 (China)\|Scroll 6]]</ref> Yangming called his best Assassins into the Forbidden City to thwart the Templars' plans, but they were ultimately defeated.<ref name="Scroll 7">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Scroll 7]]</ref>

	Capitalizing on this critical victory, the Templars used the momentum to enact a city-wide purge, capturing and executing many Assassins, their allies, and any innocents with tangential ties to them. In the wake of this disaster, Wang Yangming ordered the Chinese Brotherhood and any remaining allies to withdraw from Beijing entirely. Shao Jun was among those who managed to escape,<ref name="Scroll 7" /> thanks to the help of her tutor [[Hong Liwei]],<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> and subsequently joined the Assassins.<ref name="Scroll 8">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 8 (China)\|Scroll 8]]</ref>		Capitalizing on this critical victory, the Templars used the momentum to enact a city-wide purge, capturing and executing many Assassins, their allies, and any innocents with tangential ties to them. In the wake of this disaster, Wang Yangming ordered the Chinese Brotherhood and any remaining allies to withdraw from Beijing entirely. Shao Jun was among those who managed to escape,<ref name="Scroll 7" /> thanks to the help of her tutor [[Hong Liwei]],<ref name="Homecoming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Homecoming (manga)\|Homecoming]]</ref> and subsequently joined the Assassins.<ref name="Scroll 8">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 8 (China)\|Scroll 8]]</ref>
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	[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]		[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]
	In 1530, Zhang Yong and [[Qiu Ju]] used Zhang Qijie, now Empress, to set a trap for Shao Jun in the Forbidden City. They forced her to issue a secret message to Shao Jun alleging to have information on the whereabouts of Zhang Yong, whom the Assassin was hunting.<ref name="An Old Friend">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[An Old Friend]]</ref> Despite falling into the Templars' trap, Shao Jun managed to slay Qiu Ju and escape the Imperial Palace alongside Empress Zhang after the Assassin's duel against Qiu Ju caused the chamber they were in to catch fire.<ref name="Demon Fire">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Demon Fire]]</ref><ref name="Arena">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[To Each Her Own Arena]]</ref>		In 1530, Zhang Yong and [[Qiu Ju]] used Zhang Qijie, now Empress, to set a trap for Shao Jun in the Forbidden City. They forced her to issue a secret message to Shao Jun alleging to have information on the whereabouts of Zhang Yong, whom the Assassin was hunting.<ref name="An Old Friend">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[An Old Friend]]</ref> Despite falling into the Templars' trap, Shao Jun managed to slay Qiu Ju and escape the Imperial Palace alongside Empress Zhang, after the Assassin's duel against Qiu Ju caused the chamber they were in to catch fire.<ref name="Demon Fire">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Demon Fire]]</ref><ref name="Arena">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[To Each Her Own Arena]]</ref>

	===Qing dynasty===		===Qing dynasty===

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	By 1524, the Templars managed to have [[Zhu Houcong]] crowned as the Jiajing Emperor and influenced him into launching what became known as the [[Great Rites Controversy]].<ref name="Scroll 9">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 9 (China)\|Scroll 9]]</ref> The Templars exploited the resulting chaos to hunt the remaining Assassins across China,<ref name="Scroll 10">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 10 (China)\|Scroll 10]]</ref> and the Tiger [[Wei Bin]] was placed in charge of capturing and executing the few Assassins still hiding in Beijing.<ref name="Wei Bin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Wei Bin]]</ref>		By 1524, the Templars managed to have [[Zhu Houcong]] crowned as the Jiajing Emperor and influenced him into launching what became known as the [[Great Rites Controversy]].<ref name="Scroll 9">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 9 (China)\|Scroll 9]]</ref> The Templars exploited the resulting chaos to hunt the remaining Assassins across China,<ref name="Scroll 10">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 10 (China)\|Scroll 10]]</ref> and the Tiger [[Wei Bin]] was placed in charge of capturing and executing the few Assassins still hiding in Beijing.<ref name="Wei Bin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Wei Bin]]</ref>

	Due to his status as a well-known opponent of the Tigers, Wang Yangming was forced to go into hiding, and [[Zhu Jiuyuan]] was appointed Mentor in his place.<ref name="Scroll 10" /> Despite the risk, ~~Jiuyan~~ and Shao Jun decided to infiltrate the Forbidden City to rescue the remaining concubines whom she had grown up with, only to learn that the Jiajing Emperor had executed most of them.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref> Before fleeing the palace, Shao Jun visited her old friend [[Zhang Qijie]], hoping to convince her to escape with her, but she declined to be rescued.<ref name="Scroll 11">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 11 (China)\|Scroll 11]]</ref>		Due to his status as a well-known opponent of the Tigers, Wang Yangming was forced to go into hiding, and [[Zhu Jiuyuan]] was appointed Mentor in his place.<ref name="Scroll 10" /> Despite the risk, Jiuyuan and Shao Jun decided to infiltrate the Forbidden City to rescue the remaining concubines whom she had grown up with, only to learn that the Jiajing Emperor had executed most of them.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref> Before fleeing the palace, Shao Jun visited her old friend [[Zhang Qijie]], hoping to convince her to escape with her, but she declined to be rescued.<ref name="Scroll 11">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 11 (China)\|Scroll 11]]</ref>

	[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]		[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]
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	[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]		[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]
	In 1530, Zhang Yong and [[Qiu Ju]] used Zhang Qijie, now Empress, to set a trap for Shao Jun in the Forbidden City. They forced ~~the Empress~~ to issue a secret message to Shao Jun alleging to have information on the whereabouts of Zhang Yong, whom the Assassin was hunting.<ref name="An Old Friend">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[An Old Friend]]</ref> Despite falling into the Templars' trap, Shao Jun managed to slay Qiu Ju and escape the Imperial Palace alongside Empress Zhang after the Assassin's duel against Qiu Ju caused the chamber they were in to catch fire.<ref name="Demon Fire">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Demon Fire]]</ref><ref name="Arena">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[To Each Her Own Arena]]</ref>		In 1530, Zhang Yong and [[Qiu Ju]] used Zhang Qijie, now Empress, to set a trap for Shao Jun in the Forbidden City. They forced her to issue a secret message to Shao Jun alleging to have information on the whereabouts of Zhang Yong, whom the Assassin was hunting.<ref name="An Old Friend">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[An Old Friend]]</ref> Despite falling into the Templars' trap, Shao Jun managed to slay Qiu Ju and escape the Imperial Palace alongside Empress Zhang after the Assassin's duel against Qiu Ju caused the chamber they were in to catch fire.<ref name="Demon Fire">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Demon Fire]]</ref><ref name="Arena">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[To Each Her Own Arena]]</ref>

	===Qing dynasty===		===Qing dynasty===

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	===Ming dynasty===		===Ming dynasty===
	In the early [[Ming dynasty\|Ming]] period, Beijing became the new capital of China following the construction of the [[Forbidden City]], which served as the Imperial family's residence.<ref name="Forbidden City">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Forbidden City]]</ref> During this period, [[Fang Xiaoru]] trained many of the Assassins in the city, including [[Li Tong]]'s parents. In 1402, the [[Templars\|Templar]] ally Emperor [[Zhu Di]] ordered the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge\|execution]] of all those he claimed to be Assassins, with Xiaoru and Li Tong's parents counted among the dead. Though Li Tong escaped with an [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]], the Assassins in Beijing were eradicated.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>		In the early [[Ming dynasty\|Ming]] period, Beijing became the new capital of China following the construction of the [[Forbidden City]], which served as the Imperial family's residence.<ref name="Forbidden City">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Forbidden City]]</ref> During this period, [[Fang Xiaoru]] trained many of the Assassins in the city, including [[Li Tong]]'s parents. In 1402, the [[Templars\|Templar]] ally Emperor [[Zhu Di]] ordered the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge\|execution]] of all those he claimed to be Assassins, with Xiaoru and Li Tong's parents counted among the dead. Though Li Tong escaped with an [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]], the Assassins in Beijing were ultimately eradicated.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

	[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Liu Jin's execution]]		[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Liu Jin's execution]]
	In the early 16th century, both the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] and [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] operated out of Beijing.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /> In 1506, the Neo-Confucian philosopher and [[Master Assassin]] [[Wang Yangming]] was banished from the capital after clashing in court with [[Liu Jin]], the leader of a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s known as the [[Eight Tigers]] who were secretly ~~members of the Templar Order~~. Four years later, Liu Jin was executed via ''[[lingchi]]'' after his lieutenant [[Zhang Yong]] implicated him on charges of treason.<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		In the early 16th century, both the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] and [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] operated out of Beijing.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /> In 1506, the Neo-Confucian philosopher and [[Master Assassin]] [[Wang Yangming]] was banished from the capital after clashing in court with [[Liu Jin]], the leader of a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s known as the [[Eight Tigers]] who were secretly Templars. Four years later, Liu Jin was executed via ''[[lingchi]]'' after his lieutenant [[Zhang Yong]] implicated him on charges of treason.<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

	Under Zhang Yong's leadership, the Tigers' influence in the Imperial court grew and, following the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]]'s death in 1521,<ref name="Scroll 5">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 5 (China)\|Scroll 5]]</ref> they began making plans to install a puppet Emperor on the throne and purge all their enemies from Beijing. By chance, the Imperial [[concubine]] [[Shao Jun]] discovered this plot and alerted Wang Yangming, who by then was the Chinese Brotherhood's [[Mentor]].<ref name="Scroll 6">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 6 (China)\|Scroll 6]]</ref> Yangming called his best Assassins into the Forbidden City to thwart the Templars' plans but they were ultimately defeated.<ref name="Scroll 7">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Scroll 7]]</ref>		Under Zhang Yong's leadership, the Tigers' influence in the Imperial court grew and, following the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]]'s death in 1521,<ref name="Scroll 5">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 5 (China)\|Scroll 5]]</ref> they began making plans to install a puppet Emperor on the throne and purge all their enemies from Beijing. By chance, the Imperial [[concubine]] [[Shao Jun]] discovered this plot and alerted Wang Yangming, who by then was the Chinese Brotherhood's [[Mentor]].<ref name="Scroll 6">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 6 (China)\|Scroll 6]]</ref> Yangming called his best Assassins into the Forbidden City to thwart the Templars' plans but they were ultimately defeated.<ref name="Scroll 7">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Scroll 7]]</ref>
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	[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]		[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]
	In 1530, ~~the Tigers~~ Zhang Yong and [[Qiu Ju]] used Zhang Qijie, now Empress, to set a trap for Shao Jun in the Forbidden City. They forced the Empress to issue a secret message to Shao Jun alleging to have information on the whereabouts of Zhang Yong, whom the Assassin was hunting.<ref name="An Old Friend">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[An Old Friend]]</ref> Despite falling into the Templars' trap, Shao Jun managed to slay Qiu Ju and escape the Imperial Palace alongside Empress Zhang after the Assassin's duel against Qiu Ju caused the chamber they were in to catch fire.<ref name="Demon Fire">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Demon Fire]]</ref><ref name="Arena">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[To Each Her Own Arena]]</ref>		In 1530, Zhang Yong and [[Qiu Ju]] used Zhang Qijie, now Empress, to set a trap for Shao Jun in the Forbidden City. They forced the Empress to issue a secret message to Shao Jun alleging to have information on the whereabouts of Zhang Yong, whom the Assassin was hunting.<ref name="An Old Friend">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[An Old Friend]]</ref> Despite falling into the Templars' trap, Shao Jun managed to slay Qiu Ju and escape the Imperial Palace alongside Empress Zhang after the Assassin's duel against Qiu Ju caused the chamber they were in to catch fire.<ref name="Demon Fire">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Demon Fire]]</ref><ref name="Arena">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[To Each Her Own Arena]]</ref>

	===Qing dynasty===		===Qing dynasty===

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	In the early [[Ming dynasty\|Ming]] period, Beijing became the new capital of China following the construction of the [[Forbidden City]], which served as the Imperial family's residence.<ref name="Forbidden City">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Forbidden City]]</ref> During this period, [[Fang Xiaoru]] trained many of the Assassins in the city, including [[Li Tong]]'s parents. In 1402, the [[Templars\|Templar]] ally Emperor [[Zhu Di]] ordered the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge\|execution]] of all those he claimed to be Assassins, with Xiaoru and Li Tong's parents counted among the dead. Though Li Tong escaped with an [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]], the Assassins in Beijing were eradicated.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>		In the early [[Ming dynasty\|Ming]] period, Beijing became the new capital of China following the construction of the [[Forbidden City]], which served as the Imperial family's residence.<ref name="Forbidden City">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Forbidden City]]</ref> During this period, [[Fang Xiaoru]] trained many of the Assassins in the city, including [[Li Tong]]'s parents. In 1402, the [[Templars\|Templar]] ally Emperor [[Zhu Di]] ordered the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge\|execution]] of all those he claimed to be Assassins, with Xiaoru and Li Tong's parents counted among the dead. Though Li Tong escaped with an [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]], the Assassins in Beijing were eradicated.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

	[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin's execution]]		[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Liu Jin's execution]]
	In the early 16th century, both the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] and [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] operated out of Beijing.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /> In 1506, the Neo-Confucian philosopher and [[Master Assassin]] [[Wang Yangming]] was banished from the capital after clashing in court with [[Liu Jin]], the leader of a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s known as the [[Eight Tigers]] who were secretly members of the Templar Order. Four years later, Liu Jin was executed via ''[[lingchi]]'' after his lieutenant [[Zhang Yong]] implicated him on charges of treason.<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		In the early 16th century, both the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] and [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] operated out of Beijing.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /> In 1506, the Neo-Confucian philosopher and [[Master Assassin]] [[Wang Yangming]] was banished from the capital after clashing in court with [[Liu Jin]], the leader of a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s known as the [[Eight Tigers]] who were secretly members of the Templar Order. Four years later, Liu Jin was executed via ''[[lingchi]]'' after his lieutenant [[Zhang Yong]] implicated him on charges of treason.<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

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	Due to his status as a well-known opponent of the Tigers, Wang Yangming was forced to go into hiding, and [[Zhu Jiuyuan]] was appointed Mentor in his place.<ref name="Scroll 10" /> Despite the risk, Jiuyan and Shao Jun decided to infiltrate the Forbidden City to rescue the remaining concubines whom she had grown up with, only to learn that the Jiajing Emperor had executed most of them.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref> Before fleeing the palace, Shao Jun visited her old friend [[Zhang Qijie]], hoping to convince her to escape with her, but she declined to be rescued.<ref name="Scroll 11">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 11 (China)\|Scroll 11]]</ref>		Due to his status as a well-known opponent of the Tigers, Wang Yangming was forced to go into hiding, and [[Zhu Jiuyuan]] was appointed Mentor in his place.<ref name="Scroll 10" /> Despite the risk, Jiuyan and Shao Jun decided to infiltrate the Forbidden City to rescue the remaining concubines whom she had grown up with, only to learn that the Jiajing Emperor had executed most of them.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref> Before fleeing the palace, Shao Jun visited her old friend [[Zhang Qijie]], hoping to convince her to escape with her, but she declined to be rescued.<ref name="Scroll 11">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 11 (China)\|Scroll 11]]</ref>

	[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|\|thumb~~\|left~~\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]		[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]
	In 1530, the Tigers Zhang Yong and [[Qiu Ju]] used Zhang Qijie, now Empress, to set a trap for Shao Jun in the Forbidden City. They forced the Empress to issue a secret message to Shao Jun alleging to have information on the whereabouts of Zhang Yong, whom the Assassin was hunting.<ref name="An Old Friend">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[An Old Friend]]</ref> Despite falling into the Templars' trap, Shao Jun managed to slay Qiu Ju and escape the Imperial Palace alongside Empress Zhang after the Assassin's duel against Qiu Ju caused the chamber they were in to catch fire.<ref name="Demon Fire">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Demon Fire]]</ref><ref name="Arena">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[To Each Her Own Arena]]</ref>		In 1530, the Tigers Zhang Yong and [[Qiu Ju]] used Zhang Qijie, now Empress, to set a trap for Shao Jun in the Forbidden City. They forced the Empress to issue a secret message to Shao Jun alleging to have information on the whereabouts of Zhang Yong, whom the Assassin was hunting.<ref name="An Old Friend">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[An Old Friend]]</ref> Despite falling into the Templars' trap, Shao Jun managed to slay Qiu Ju and escape the Imperial Palace alongside Empress Zhang after the Assassin's duel against Qiu Ju caused the chamber they were in to catch fire.<ref name="Demon Fire">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Demon Fire]]</ref><ref name="Arena">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[To Each Her Own Arena]]</ref>

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	===Qing dynasty===		===Qing dynasty===
	Following the {{Wiki\|Manchus}}' conquest of China and establishment of the [[Qing dynasty]] in 1644, Beijing retained its role as the Imperial capital.<ref name="Forbidden City" />		Following the {{Wiki\|Manchu people\|Manchus}}' conquest of China and establishment of the [[Qing dynasty]] in 1644, Beijing retained its role as the Imperial capital.<ref name="Forbidden City" />

	==Behind the scenes==		==Behind the scenes==

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	{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''}}		{{Update\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Tomb of the Khan]]'' and ''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''}}
	{{Imageneed\|~~''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' and/or~~ ''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''}}		{{Imageneed\|''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''}}
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	ACC China Environment Concept 2.jpg\|Concept art of the Forbidden City in Beijing		ACC China Environment Concept 2.jpg\|Concept art of the Forbidden City in Beijing
	ACCEarlyScreenshot2.jpg\|Shao Jun freerunning across Beijing's rooftops		ACCEarlyScreenshot2.jpg\|Shao Jun freerunning across Beijing's rooftops
			AC Blade of Shao Jun - Beijing.png\|Beijing in ''Blade of Shao Jun''
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	In the early [[Ming dynasty\|Ming]] period, Beijing became the new capital of China following the construction of the [[Forbidden City]], which served as the Imperial family's residence.<ref name="Forbidden City">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Forbidden City]]</ref> During this period, [[Fang Xiaoru]] trained many of the Assassins in the city, including [[Li Tong]]'s parents. In 1402, the [[Templars\|Templar]] ally Emperor [[Zhu Di]] ordered the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge\|execution]] of all those he claimed to be Assassins, with Xiaoru and Li Tong's parents counted among the dead. Though Li Tong escaped with an [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]], the Assassins in Beijing were eradicated.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>		In the early [[Ming dynasty\|Ming]] period, Beijing became the new capital of China following the construction of the [[Forbidden City]], which served as the Imperial family's residence.<ref name="Forbidden City">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Forbidden City]]</ref> During this period, [[Fang Xiaoru]] trained many of the Assassins in the city, including [[Li Tong]]'s parents. In 1402, the [[Templars\|Templar]] ally Emperor [[Zhu Di]] ordered the [[1402 Chinese Assassin purge\|execution]] of all those he claimed to be Assassins, with Xiaoru and Li Tong's parents counted among the dead. Though Li Tong escaped with an [[Assassin apprentice\|apprentice]] and an [[Apples of Eden\|Apple of Eden]], the Assassins in Beijing were eradicated.<ref name="DYL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations – Discover Your Legacy]]''</ref>

	[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin's execution]]		[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|left\|Liu Jin's execution]]
	In the early 16th century, both the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] and [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] operated out of Beijing.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /> In 1506, the Neo-Confucian philosopher and [[Master Assassin]] [[Wang Yangming]] was banished from the capital after clashing in court with [[Liu Jin]], the leader of a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s known as the [[Eight Tigers]] who were secretly members of the Templar Order. Four years later, Liu Jin was executed via ''[[lingchi]]'' after his lieutenant [[Zhang Yong]] implicated him on charges of treason.<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		In the early 16th century, both the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] and [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Templars]] operated out of Beijing.<ref name="The Essential Guide" /> In 1506, the Neo-Confucian philosopher and [[Master Assassin]] [[Wang Yangming]] was banished from the capital after clashing in court with [[Liu Jin]], the leader of a group of powerful [[eunuch]]s known as the [[Eight Tigers]] who were secretly members of the Templar Order. Four years later, Liu Jin was executed via ''[[lingchi]]'' after his lieutenant [[Zhang Yong]] implicated him on charges of treason.<ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

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	Due to his status as a well-known opponent of the Tigers, Wang Yangming was forced to go into hiding, and [[Zhu Jiuyuan]] was appointed Mentor in his place.<ref name="Scroll 10" /> Despite the risk, Jiuyan and Shao Jun decided to infiltrate the Forbidden City to rescue the remaining concubines whom she had grown up with, only to learn that the Jiajing Emperor had executed most of them.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref> Before fleeing the palace, Shao Jun visited her old friend [[Zhang Qijie]], hoping to convince her to escape with her, but she declined to be rescued.<ref name="Scroll 11">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 11 (China)\|Scroll 11]]</ref>		Due to his status as a well-known opponent of the Tigers, Wang Yangming was forced to go into hiding, and [[Zhu Jiuyuan]] was appointed Mentor in his place.<ref name="Scroll 10" /> Despite the risk, Jiuyan and Shao Jun decided to infiltrate the Forbidden City to rescue the remaining concubines whom she had grown up with, only to learn that the Jiajing Emperor had executed most of them.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref> Before fleeing the palace, Shao Jun visited her old friend [[Zhang Qijie]], hoping to convince her to escape with her, but she declined to be rescued.<ref name="Scroll 11">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 11 (China)\|Scroll 11]]</ref>

	[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|\|thumb~~\|left~~\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]		[[File:Chronicles-China 3.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Shao Jun dueling Qiu Ju inside the burning Imperial Palace]]
	In 1530, the Tigers Zhang Yong and [[Qiu Ju]] used Zhang Qijie, now Empress, to set a trap for Shao Jun in the Forbidden City. They forced the Empress to issue a secret message to Shao Jun alleging to have information on the whereabouts of Zhang Yong, whom the Assassin was hunting.<ref name="An Old Friend">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[An Old Friend]]</ref> Despite falling into the Templars' trap, Shao Jun managed to slay Qiu Ju and escape the Imperial Palace alongside Empress Zhang after the Assassin's duel against Qiu Ju caused the chamber they were in to catch fire.<ref name="Demon Fire">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Demon Fire]]</ref><ref name="Arena">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[To Each Her Own Arena]]</ref>		In 1530, the Tigers Zhang Yong and [[Qiu Ju]] used Zhang Qijie, now Empress, to set a trap for Shao Jun in the Forbidden City. They forced the Empress to issue a secret message to Shao Jun alleging to have information on the whereabouts of Zhang Yong, whom the Assassin was hunting.<ref name="An Old Friend">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[An Old Friend]]</ref> Despite falling into the Templars' trap, Shao Jun managed to slay Qiu Ju and escape the Imperial Palace alongside Empress Zhang after the Assassin's duel against Qiu Ju caused the chamber they were in to catch fire.<ref name="Demon Fire">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Demon Fire]]</ref><ref name="Arena">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[To Each Her Own Arena]]</ref>