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imported>Darman36: /Appearances/ On reflection, I think the conspirators that Wei referred to are instead Yang's flower gang, who weren't Ancients allies, didn't know of Ancients or their goal, and seemingly were just hired for a job

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Appearances: On reflection, I think the conspirators that Wei referred to are instead Yang's flower gang, who weren't Ancients allies, didn't know of Ancients or their goal, and seemingly were just hired for a job

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal]] – [[Cike Xintiao: Chang'an Wang\|Chang'an Wang]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal]] – [[Cike Xintiao: Chang'an Wang\|Chang'an Wang]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Imo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal]] – [[Cike Xintiao: Chang'an Wang]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal]] – [[Cike Xintiao: Chang'an Wang\|Chang'an Wang]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Imo}}

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal]] – [[~~Assassin~~'~~s Creed: Prophecy of the Emperor\|Prophecy of the Emperor~~]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal]] – [[Cike Xintiao: Chang'an Wang]]''
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Imo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Imo}}

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	The '''Golden Turtles''' (金龜袋) was the [[China\|Chinese]] branch of the [[Order of the Ancients]] which originated in the [[Zhou dynasty\|Zhou]] regime of Empress [[Wu Zetian]]. After she was overthrown, the secret organization managed to entrench itself within the court of the restored [[Tang dynasty]]. So successful was their infiltration that they were able to ensure that their leader was always a chancellor, as was [[Yang Guozhong]] in the reign of [[Li Longji\|Emperor Xuanzong]].		The '''Golden Turtles''' (金龜袋) was the [[China\|Chinese]] branch of the [[Order of the Ancients]] which originated in the [[Zhou dynasty\|Zhou]] regime of Empress [[Wu Zetian]]. After she was overthrown, the secret organization managed to entrench itself within the court of the restored [[Tang dynasty]]. So successful was their infiltration that they were able to ensure that their leader was always a chancellor, as was [[Yang Guozhong]] in the reign of [[Li Longji\|Emperor Xuanzong]].

	Among their secret members was the ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]], but his deep-seated rivalry with Yang Guozhong culminated in a violent schism in 754 and the formation of Lushan's splinter group, the [[Yeluohe]]. Choosing to wage his power struggle in open battle, Lushan dragged the entire nation into a [[An Lushan Rebellion\|catastrophic civil war]] in 755 which forced the intervention of the Order's archenemies, the [[Hidden Ones]]. By the war's end, both the Golden Turtles and Yeluohe had been decimated and their leaders assassinated.		Among their secret members was the ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]], but his deep-seated rivalry with Yang Guozhong culminated in a violent schism in 754 and the formation of Lushan's splinter group, the [[Yeluohe]]. Choosing to wage his power struggle in open battle, Lushan dragged the entire nation into a [[An Lushan Rebellion\|catastrophic civil war]] in 755 which forced the intervention of the Order's [[Assassin-Templar War\|archenemies]], the [[Assassins\|Hidden Ones]]. By the war's end, both the Golden Turtles and Yeluohe had been decimated and their leaders assassinated.

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The Chinese name of the Golden Turtles, ''jīnguīdài'' (金龜袋), literally translates to 'gold turtle bag', referring directly to the pouches holding [[gold]]en tortoise tokens which were used during the reign of Empress Regnant Wu Zetian as identification for officials of rank three and higher. These tortoise-shaped tokens were also cast in [[silver]] and [[bronze]], which were issued to officials of rank four and five respectively. Upon seizing the throne, Empress Wu had changed the carp-shaped tokens previously used for the same purpose to that of a turtle design to symbolize the new era. In the same vein, those same fish tokens had in turn originated in a decree by the Tang founder {{wiki\|Emperor Gaozu of Tang\|Emperor Gaozu}} to replace an older design based on [[rabbit]]s.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref>		The Chinese name of the Golden Turtles, ''jīnguīdài'' (金龜袋), literally translates to 'gold [[turtle]] bag', referring directly to the pouches holding [[gold]]en tortoise tokens which were used during the reign of Empress Regnant Wu Zetian as identification for officials of rank three and higher. These tortoise-shaped tokens were also cast in [[silver]] and [[bronze]], which were issued to officials of rank four and five respectively. Upon seizing the throne, Empress Wu had changed the carp-shaped tokens previously used for the same purpose to that of a turtle design to symbolize the new era. In the same vein, those same fish tokens had in turn originated in a decree by the Tang founder {{wiki\|Emperor Gaozu of Tang\|Emperor Gaozu}} to replace an older design based on [[rabbit]]s.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref>

	After she was ousted in 705 and the Tang dynasty was restored, {{wiki\|Emperor Zhongzong of Tang\|Emperor Zhongzong}} immediately reverted the turtle badges to fish badges, and within the next five years, the entire turtle bag system was abolished. Nonetheless, the golden turtle lingered on as a symbol of high status, inspiring Chinese affiliates of the Order of the Ancients to adopt it as their code name. By 754, it had thoroughly cemented itself as their organization's avatar.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1" />		After she was ousted in 705 and the Tang dynasty was restored, {{wiki\|Emperor Zhongzong of Tang\|Emperor Zhongzong}} immediately reverted the turtle badges to fish badges, and within the next five years, the entire turtle bag system was abolished. Nonetheless, the golden turtle lingered on as a symbol of high status, inspiring Chinese affiliates of the Order of the Ancients to adopt it as their code name. By 754, it had thoroughly cemented itself as their organization's avatar.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1" />

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	In 690,<ref name="Dynasty Special 4" /> Wu Zetian seized the throne as empress regnant after decades of ''de facto'' rule, in the process displacing the Tang with a new regime she named [[Zhou dynasty\|Zhou]] after the {{Wiki\|Zhou dynasty\|ancient royal dynasty}} from which she claimed descent.<ref name="Wikipedia Wu Zetian">{{WP\|Wu Zetian}}</ref> During her fifteen-year reign, the Golden Turtles were formed from an alliance between powerful ministers, [[eunuch]]s, and the Empress's relatives.<ref name="Dynasty Special 4"/> With their possession of key ministerial offices and command over the military, the political infrastructure was theirs to operate for their own ends.<ref name="Dynasty Special 3"/>		In 690,<ref name="Dynasty Special 4" /> Wu Zetian seized the throne as empress regnant after decades of ''de facto'' rule, in the process displacing the Tang with a new regime she named [[Zhou dynasty\|Zhou]] after the {{Wiki\|Zhou dynasty\|ancient royal dynasty}} from which she claimed descent.<ref name="Wikipedia Wu Zetian">{{WP\|Wu Zetian}}</ref> During her fifteen-year reign, the Golden Turtles were formed from an alliance between powerful ministers, [[eunuch]]s, and the Empress's relatives.<ref name="Dynasty Special 4"/> With their possession of key ministerial offices and command over the military, the political infrastructure was theirs to operate for their own ends.<ref name="Dynasty Special 3"/>

	One of Wu Zetian's paramours, [[Zhang Yizhi]], was a central member of this organization. According to the investigations of [[Japan]]ese Tang scholar [[Abe no Nakamaro]], Yizhi had a servant girl bear a child for him in his desire to leave behind future progeny. This child was [[Yang Guozhong\|Yang Zhao]], who would later be granted the name Guozhong (國忠) meaning 'national loyalty'<ref name="New Book of Tang Biography 131">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=429253\|title=新唐書: 列傳第一百三十一外戚\|transtitle=New Book of Tang: "Biography 131: Consort Kin", Scroll 219, line 53.\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author={{Wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}\|date=1060\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Chinese Text Project}}''\|accessdate=15 June 2022\|language=Chinese}}</ref> and rise to become head of the Golden Turtles. In 705, the Golden Turtles were purged in the [[Shenlong Revolution]] that overthrew Wu Zetian, terminated the Zhou, and restored the Tang dynasty. Every Golden Turtle who could be found and caught, such as Zhang Yizhi, was executed.<ref name="Dynasty Special 3"/>		One of Wu Zetian's paramours, [[Zhang Yizhi]], was a central member of this organization. According to the investigations of [[Japan]]ese Tang scholar [[Abe no Nakamaro]], Yizhi had a servant girl bear a child for him in his desire to leave behind future progeny. This child was [[Yang Guozhong\|Yang Zhao]], who would later be granted the name Guozhong (國忠) meaning 'national loyalty'<ref name="New Book of Tang Biography 131">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=429253\|title=新唐書: 列傳第一百三十一外戚\|transtitle=New Book of Tang: "Biography 131: Consort Kin", Scroll 219, line 53.\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author={{Wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}, {{Wiki\|Song Qi}}, et al\|date=1060\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Chinese Text Project}}''\|accessdate=15 June 2022\|language=Chinese}}</ref> and rise to become head of the Golden Turtles. In 705, the Golden Turtles were purged in the [[Shenlong Revolution]] that overthrew Wu Zetian, terminated the Zhou, and restored the Tang dynasty. Every Golden Turtle who could be found and caught, such as Zhang Yizhi, was executed.<ref name="Dynasty Special 3"/>

	===Resurgence===		===Resurgence===

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	==History==		==History==
	===Formation under Wu Zetian===		===Formation under Wu Zetian===
	In 690,<ref name="Dynasty Special 4" /> Wu Zetian seized the throne as empress regnant after decades of ''de facto'' rule, in the process displacing the Tang with a new regime she named [[Zhou dynasty\|Zhou]] after the {{~~wiki~~\|Zhou dynasty\|ancient royal dynasty}} from which she claimed descent.<ref name="Wikipedia Wu Zetian">{{WP\|Wu Zetian}}</ref> During her fifteen-year reign, the Golden Turtles were formed from an alliance between powerful ministers, [[eunuch]]s, and the Empress's relatives.<ref name="Dynasty Special 4" /> With their possession of key ministerial offices and command over the military, the political infrastructure was theirs to operate for their own ends.<ref name="Dynasty Special 3" />		In 690,<ref name="Dynasty Special 4" /> Wu Zetian seized the throne as empress regnant after decades of ''de facto'' rule, in the process displacing the Tang with a new regime she named [[Zhou dynasty\|Zhou]] after the {{Wiki\|Zhou dynasty\|ancient royal dynasty}} from which she claimed descent.<ref name="Wikipedia Wu Zetian">{{WP\|Wu Zetian}}</ref> During her fifteen-year reign, the Golden Turtles were formed from an alliance between powerful ministers, [[eunuch]]s, and the Empress's relatives.<ref name="Dynasty Special 4"/> With their possession of key ministerial offices and command over the military, the political infrastructure was theirs to operate for their own ends.<ref name="Dynasty Special 3"/>

	One of Wu Zetian's paramours, [[Zhang Yizhi]], was a central member of this organization. According to the investigations of ~~Japanese~~ Tang scholar [[Abe no Nakamaro]], Yizhi had a servant girl bear a child for him in his desire to leave behind future progeny. This child was [[Yang Guozhong\|Yang Zhao]], who would later be granted the name Guozhong (國忠) meaning 'national loyalty'<ref name="New Book of Tang Biography 131">{{~~wiki~~\|~~Ouyang Xiu}}. (1060). "[~~https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=429253 Biography 131: Consort Kin]". ''{{~~wiki~~\|~~New Book of Tang~~}}''~~. Scroll 219, line 53. ''~~Chinese Text Project''~~. Accessed~~ 15 June 2022.</ref> and rise to become head of the Golden Turtles. In 705, the Golden Turtles were purged in the [[Shenlong Revolution]] that overthrew Wu Zetian, terminated the Zhou, and restored the Tang dynasty. Every Golden Turtle who could be found and caught, such as Zhang Yizhi, ~~were~~ executed.<ref name="Dynasty Special 3" />		One of Wu Zetian's paramours, [[Zhang Yizhi]], was a central member of this organization. According to the investigations of [[Japan]]ese Tang scholar [[Abe no Nakamaro]], Yizhi had a servant girl bear a child for him in his desire to leave behind future progeny. This child was [[Yang Guozhong\|Yang Zhao]], who would later be granted the name Guozhong (國忠) meaning 'national loyalty'<ref name="New Book of Tang Biography 131">{{Cite web\|url=https://ctext.org/wiki.pl?if=gb&chapter=429253\|title=新唐書: 列傳第一百三十一外戚\|transtitle=New Book of Tang: "Biography 131: Consort Kin", Scroll 219, line 53.\|archiveurl=\|archivedate=\|author={{Wiki\|Ouyang Xiu}}\|date=1060\|publisher=''{{Wiki\|Chinese Text Project}}''\|accessdate=15 June 2022\|language=Chinese}}</ref> and rise to become head of the Golden Turtles. In 705, the Golden Turtles were purged in the [[Shenlong Revolution]] that overthrew Wu Zetian, terminated the Zhou, and restored the Tang dynasty. Every Golden Turtle who could be found and caught, such as Zhang Yizhi, was executed.<ref name="Dynasty Special 3"/>

	===Resurgence===		===Resurgence===

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{1st}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Prophecy of the Emperor\|Prophecy of the Emperor]]''		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Imperial Jade Seal]] – [[Assassin's Creed: Prophecy of the Emperor\|Prophecy of the Emperor]]''
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Daughter of No One]]'' {{Imo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	The '''Golden Turtles''' (金龜袋) was the [[China\|Chinese]] branch of the [[Order of the Ancients]] which originated in the [[Zhou dynasty\|Zhou]] regime of Empress [[Wu Zetian]]. After she was overthrown, the secret organization managed to entrench itself within the court of the restored [[Tang dynasty]]. So successful was their infiltration that they were able to ensure that their leader was always a chancellor, as was [[Yang Guozhong]] in the reign of [[Li Longji\|Emperor Xuanzong]].		The '''Golden Turtles''' (金龜袋) was the [[China\|Chinese]] branch of the [[Order of the Ancients]] which originated in the [[Zhou dynasty\|Zhou]] regime of Empress [[Wu Zetian]]. After she was overthrown, the secret organization managed to entrench itself within the court of the restored [[Tang dynasty]]. So successful was their infiltration that they were able to ensure that their leader was always a chancellor, as was [[Yang Guozhong]] in the reign of [[Li Longji\|Emperor Xuanzong]].

	Among their secret members was the ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]], but his deep-seated rivalry with Yang Guozhong culminated in a violent schism in 754 and the formation of Lushan's splinter group, the [[Yeluohe]]. Choosing to wage his power struggle in open battle, Lushan dragged the entire nation into a [[An Lushan Rebellion\|catastrophic civil war]] in 755 which forced the intervention of the Order's archenemies, the [[Hidden Ones]]. By the war's end, both the Golden Turtles and Yeluohe had been decimated and their leaders assassinated.		Among their secret members was the ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]], but his deep-seated rivalry with Yang Guozhong culminated in a violent schism in 754 and the formation of Lushan's splinter group, the [[Yeluohe]]. Choosing to wage his power struggle in open battle, Lushan dragged the entire nation into a [[An Lushan Rebellion\|catastrophic civil war]] in 755 which forced the intervention of the Order's [[Assassin-Templar War\|archenemies]], the [[Assassins\|Hidden Ones]]. By the war's end, both the Golden Turtles and Yeluohe had been decimated and their leaders assassinated.

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
	The Chinese name of the Golden Turtles, ''jīnguīdài'' (金龜袋), literally translates to 'gold turtle bag', referring directly to the pouches holding [[gold]]en tortoise tokens which were used during the reign of Empress Regnant Wu Zetian as identification for officials of rank three and higher. These tortoise-shaped tokens were also cast in [[silver]] and [[bronze]], which were issued to officials of rank four and five respectively. Upon seizing the throne, Empress Wu had changed the carp-shaped tokens previously used for the same purpose to that of a turtle design to symbolize the new era. In the same vein, those same fish tokens had in turn originated in a decree by the Tang founder {{wiki\|Emperor Gaozu of Tang\|Emperor Gaozu}} to replace an older design based on [[rabbit]]s.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref>		The Chinese name of the Golden Turtles, ''jīnguīdài'' (金龜袋), literally translates to 'gold [[turtle]] bag', referring directly to the pouches holding [[gold]]en tortoise tokens which were used during the reign of Empress Regnant Wu Zetian as identification for officials of rank three and higher. These tortoise-shaped tokens were also cast in [[silver]] and [[bronze]], which were issued to officials of rank four and five respectively. Upon seizing the throne, Empress Wu had changed the carp-shaped tokens previously used for the same purpose to that of a turtle design to symbolize the new era. In the same vein, those same fish tokens had in turn originated in a decree by the Tang founder {{wiki\|Emperor Gaozu of Tang\|Emperor Gaozu}} to replace an older design based on [[rabbit]]s.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Part 1)]]</ref>

	After she was ousted in 705 and the Tang dynasty was restored, {{wiki\|Emperor Zhongzong of Tang\|Emperor Zhongzong}} immediately reverted the turtle badges to fish badges, and within the next five years, the entire turtle bag system was abolished. Nonetheless, the golden turtle lingered on as a symbol of high status, inspiring Chinese affiliates of the Order of the Ancients to adopt it as their code name. By 754, it had thoroughly cemented itself as their organization's avatar.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1" />		After she was ousted in 705 and the Tang dynasty was restored, {{wiki\|Emperor Zhongzong of Tang\|Emperor Zhongzong}} immediately reverted the turtle badges to fish badges, and within the next five years, the entire turtle bag system was abolished. Nonetheless, the golden turtle lingered on as a symbol of high status, inspiring Chinese affiliates of the Order of the Ancients to adopt it as their code name. By 754, it had thoroughly cemented itself as their organization's avatar.<ref name="Dynasty Special 1" />

Golden Turtles - Revision history

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imported>Darman36: /*Appearances*/ On reflection, I think the conspirators that Wei referred to are instead Yang's flower gang, who weren't Ancients allies, didn't know of Ancients or their goal, and seemingly were just hired for a job

imported>Darman36: /* Appearances */

imported>Darman36: /* Appearances */

imported>Darman36 at 16:48, 18 December 2024

imported>Darman36: /* Formation under Wu Zetian */

imported>Darman36: /* Formation under Wu Zetian */

imported>Batfan13 at 22:23, 30 December 2023

imported>Soranin at 12:54, 22 June 2023

imported>Darman36: /Appearances/ On reflection, I think the conspirators that Wei referred to are instead Yang's flower gang, who weren't Ancients allies, didn't know of Ancients or their goal, and seemingly were just hired for a job