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	==History==		==History==
	''Lingchi'' was already a known method of execution in China during the 8th century. During the [[An Lushan Rebellion]], [[Yeluohe]] general [[Shi Siming]] captured the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang]] loyalist leader [[Yan Gaoqing]] upon putting down his counter-rebellion in [[~~Changshan Commandery\|~~Changshan]]. He claimed while interrogating him that he would be executed via ''lingchi'' should he be sent to [[An Lushan]]—for that was Lushan's punishment for "traitors"—but that he himself would grant Gaoqing a swift death if he were to express regret for his resistance and begged for forgiveness.<ref name="Dynasty 32">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Last Stand of Justice (Part 8)]]</ref>		''Lingchi'' was already a known method of execution in China during the 8th century. During the [[An Lushan Rebellion]], the [[Yeluohe]] general [[Shi Siming]] captured the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang]] loyalist leader [[Yan Gaoqing]] upon putting down his counter-rebellion in [[Changshan]]. He claimed while [[Interrogation\|interrogating]] him that he would be executed via ''lingchi'' should he be sent to [[An Lushan]]—for that was Lushan's punishment for "traitors"—but that he himself would grant Gaoqing a swift death if he were to express regret for his resistance and begged for forgiveness.<ref name="Dynasty 32">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Last Stand of Justice (Part 8)]]</ref>

	Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]] to execute the [[eunuch]] [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

	In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of the [[Zhu Houcong\|Jiajing Emperor]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the [[Templars]] in the [[Forbidden City]]. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers under the pretenses of the [[Great Rites Controversy]]. All were tortured and executed via ''lingchi''.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref><ref name="Scroll 7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> One of the chief executioners was the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]]; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".<ref name="Scroll 7" /> Hence, the use of ''lingchi'' only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.<ref name="Embers" /> He was notorious for condemning many of his [[concubine]]s to it after they attempted to {{wiki\|Palace plot of Renyin year\|assassinate}} him.<ref name="The Jiajing Emperor">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: The Jiajing Emperor]]</ref>		In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of the [[Zhu Houcong\|Jiajing Emperor]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the [[Templars]] in the [[Forbidden City]]. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers under the pretenses of the [[Great Rites Controversy]]. All were tortured and executed via ''lingchi''.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref><ref name="Scroll 7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> One of the chief executioners was the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]]; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".<ref name="Scroll 7" /> Hence, the use of ''lingchi'' only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.<ref name="Embers" /> He was notorious for condemning many of his [[concubine]]s to it after they attempted to {{wiki\|Palace plot of Renyin year\|assassinate}} him.<ref name="The Jiajing Emperor">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: The Jiajing Emperor]]</ref>

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	''Lingchi'' was already a known method of execution in China during the 8th century. During the [[An Lushan Rebellion]], [[Yeluohe]] general [[Shi Siming]] captured the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang]] loyalist leader [[Yan Gaoqing]] upon putting down his counter-rebellion in [[Changshan Commandery\|Changshan]]. He claimed while interrogating him that he would be executed via ''lingchi'' should he be sent to [[An Lushan]]—for that was Lushan's punishment for "traitors"—but that he himself would grant Gaoqing a swift death if he were to express regret for his resistance and begged for forgiveness.<ref name="Dynasty 32">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Last Stand of Justice (Part 8)]]</ref>		''Lingchi'' was already a known method of execution in China during the 8th century. During the [[An Lushan Rebellion]], [[Yeluohe]] general [[Shi Siming]] captured the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang]] loyalist leader [[Yan Gaoqing]] upon putting down his counter-rebellion in [[Changshan Commandery\|Changshan]]. He claimed while interrogating him that he would be executed via ''lingchi'' should he be sent to [[An Lushan]]—for that was Lushan's punishment for "traitors"—but that he himself would grant Gaoqing a swift death if he were to express regret for his resistance and begged for forgiveness.<ref name="Dynasty 32">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Last Stand of Justice (Part 8)]]</ref>

	Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by ~~Emperor~~ [[Zhu Houzhao]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhu Houzhao\|Zhengde Emperor]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

	In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of ~~Emperor~~ [[Zhu Houcong]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the [[Templars]] in the [[Forbidden City]]. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers under the pretenses of the [[Great Rites Controversy]]. All were tortured and executed via ''lingchi''.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref><ref name="Scroll 7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> One of the chief executioners was the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]]; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".<ref name="Scroll 7" />		In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of the [[Zhu Houcong\|Jiajing Emperor]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the [[Templars]] in the [[Forbidden City]]. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers under the pretenses of the [[Great Rites Controversy]]. All were tortured and executed via ''lingchi''.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref><ref name="Scroll 7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> One of the chief executioners was the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]]; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".<ref name="Scroll 7" /> Hence, the use of ''lingchi'' only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.<ref name="Embers" /> He was notorious for condemning many of his [[concubine]]s to it after they attempted to {{wiki\|Palace plot of Renyin year\|assassinate}} him.<ref name="The Jiajing Emperor">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: The Jiajing Emperor]]</ref>

	Hence, the use of ''lingchi'' only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.<ref name="Embers" /> He was notorious for condemning many of his [[concubine]]s to it after they attempted to {{wiki\|Palace plot of Renyin year\|assassinate}} him.<ref name="The Jiajing Emperor">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: The Jiajing Emperor]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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	==History==		==History==
	''Lingchi'' was already a known method of execution in China during the 8th century. During the [[An Lushan Rebellion]], [[Yeluohe]] general [[Shi Siming]] captured the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang]] loyalist leader [[Yan Gaoqing]] upon putting down his counter-rebellion in [[Changshan Commandery\|Changshan]]. He claimed while interrogating him that he would be executed via ''lingchi'' should he be sent to [[An Lushan]]—for that was Lushan's punishment for "traitors"—but that he himself would grant Gaoqing a swift death if he were to express regret for his resistance and begged for forgiveness.<ref name="Dynasty 32">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[~~Integrity's~~ Last (Part 8)]]</ref>		''Lingchi'' was already a known method of execution in China during the 8th century. During the [[An Lushan Rebellion]], [[Yeluohe]] general [[Shi Siming]] captured the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang]] loyalist leader [[Yan Gaoqing]] upon putting down his counter-rebellion in [[Changshan Commandery\|Changshan]]. He claimed while interrogating him that he would be executed via ''lingchi'' should he be sent to [[An Lushan]]—for that was Lushan's punishment for "traitors"—but that he himself would grant Gaoqing a swift death if he were to express regret for his resistance and begged for forgiveness.<ref name="Dynasty 32">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Last Stand of Justice (Part 8)]]</ref>

	Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by ~~the~~ [[~~Zhengde Emperor~~]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by Emperor [[Zhu Houzhao]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

	In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of ~~the~~ [[~~Jiajing Emperor~~]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the [[Templars]] in the [[Forbidden City]]. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers under the pretenses of the [[Great Rites Controversy]]. All were tortured and executed via ''lingchi''.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref><ref name="Scroll 7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> One of the chief executioners was the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]]; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".<ref name="Scroll 7" />		In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of Emperor [[Zhu Houcong]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the [[Templars]] in the [[Forbidden City]]. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers under the pretenses of the [[Great Rites Controversy]]. All were tortured and executed via ''lingchi''.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref><ref name="Scroll 7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> One of the chief executioners was the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]]; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".<ref name="Scroll 7" />

	Hence, the use of ''lingchi'' only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.<ref name="Embers" /> He was notorious for condemning many of his [[concubine]]s to it after they attempted to {{wiki\|Palace plot of Renyin year\|assassinate}} him.<ref name="The Jiajing Emperor">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: The Jiajing Emperor]]</ref>		Hence, the use of ''lingchi'' only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.<ref name="Embers" /> He was notorious for condemning many of his [[concubine]]s to it after they attempted to {{wiki\|Palace plot of Renyin year\|assassinate}} him.<ref name="The Jiajing Emperor">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: The Jiajing Emperor]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]'' {{1stm}}
	*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] {{Mo}}		*[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations (novel)\|''Assassin's Creed: Revelations'' novel]] {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' {{Mdat}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' {{Mdat}}

imported>Darman36: /History/ Merging split link to Chinese Assassins

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	Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhengde Emperor]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhengde Emperor]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

	In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of the [[Jiajing Emperor]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese ~~Brotherhood]] of [[~~Assassins]] suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the [[Templars]] in the [[Forbidden City]]. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers. All were tortured and executed via ''lingchi''.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref><ref name="Scroll 7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> One of the chief executioners was the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]]; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".<ref name="Scroll 7" />		In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of the [[Jiajing Emperor]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Assassins]] suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the [[Templars]] in the [[Forbidden City]]. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers under the pretenses of the [[Great Rites Controversy]]. All were tortured and executed via ''lingchi''.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref><ref name="Scroll 7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> One of the chief executioners was the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]]; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".<ref name="Scroll 7" />

	Hence, the use of ''lingchi'' only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.<ref name="Embers" /> He was notorious for condemning many of his [[concubine]]s to it after they attempted to {{wiki\|Palace plot of Renyin year\|assassinate}} him.<ref name="The Jiajing Emperor">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: The Jiajing Emperor]]</ref>		Hence, the use of ''lingchi'' only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.<ref name="Embers" /> He was notorious for condemning many of his [[concubine]]s to it after they attempted to {{wiki\|Palace plot of Renyin year\|assassinate}} him.<ref name="The Jiajing Emperor">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: The Jiajing Emperor]]</ref>

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	==History==		==History==
	''Lingchi'' was already a known method of ~~capital punishment~~ in China during the 8th century. During the [[An Lushan Rebellion]], [[Yeluohe]] general [[Shi Siming]] captured the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang]] loyalist leader [[Yan Gaoqing]] upon putting down his counter-rebellion in [[Changshan Commandery\|Changshan]]. He claimed while interrogating him that ~~Gaoqing~~ would be executed via ''lingchi'' should he be sent to [[An Lushan]] ~~but~~ that he would grant ~~him~~ a swift death if he ~~expressed~~ regret for his resistance and begged for forgiveness.<ref name="Dynasty 32">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Integrity's Last (Part 8)]]</ref>		''Lingchi'' was already a known method of execution in China during the 8th century. During the [[An Lushan Rebellion]], [[Yeluohe]] general [[Shi Siming]] captured the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang]] loyalist leader [[Yan Gaoqing]] upon putting down his counter-rebellion in [[Changshan Commandery\|Changshan]]. He claimed while interrogating him that he would be executed via ''lingchi'' should he be sent to [[An Lushan]]—for that was Lushan's punishment for "traitors"—but that he himself would grant Gaoqing a swift death if he were to express regret for his resistance and begged for forgiveness.<ref name="Dynasty 32">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Integrity's Last (Part 8)]]</ref>

	Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhengde Emperor]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhengde Emperor]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

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	[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin being executed via ''lingchi'']]		[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin being executed via ''lingchi'']]
	'''''Lingchi''''' (凌遲), also known as '''death by a thousand cuts''',<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Database: Scroll 2]]</ref> was a form of torture and slow execution used in [[China]] throughout the second millennium CE.		'''''Lingchi''''' (凌遲), also known as '''death by a thousand cuts''',<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Database: Scroll 2]]</ref> was a form of torture and slow execution used in [[China]] throughout the second millennium CE.

imported>Sol Pacificus: From what I know, I think lingchi is anachronistic for the Tang period (although this anachronism has appeared in works of fiction even during Qing times). But the author may be trying to make an allusion to Blade of Shao Jun/Chronicles: China. I wonder if they would imply that An Lushan invented lingchi in the Assassin's Creed universe.

2022-02-09T22:49:55Z

From what I know, I think lingchi is anachronistic for the Tang period (although this anachronism has appeared in works of fiction even during Qing times). But the author may be trying to make an allusion to Blade of Shao Jun/Chronicles: China. I wonder if they would imply that An Lushan invented lingchi in the Assassin's Creed universe.

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	[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin being executed via ''lingchi'']]		[[File:ACBoSJ Liu Jin execution.jpg\|thumb\|250px\|Liu Jin being executed via ''lingchi'']]
	'''''Lingchi''''' (~~Chinese:~~ 凌遲), also known as '''death by a thousand cuts''',<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Database: Scroll 2]]</ref> was a form of torture and slow execution used in [[China]] throughout the second millennium CE.		'''''Lingchi''''' (凌遲), also known as '''death by a thousand cuts''',<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Database: Scroll 2]]</ref> was a form of torture and slow execution used in [[China]] throughout the second millennium CE.

	==Description==		==Description==
	The process involves tying the condemned to a wooden frame, usually in a public place. Strips of flesh are then cut off the prisoner over a period of days, prolonging their life and extending their suffering.<ref name="AC China 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[Assassin~~'s Creed: Blade of Shao Jun Chapter 2\|Chapter 2~~]]</ref>		The process involves tying the condemned to a wooden frame, usually in a public place. Strips of flesh are then cut off the prisoner over a period of days, prolonging their life and extending their suffering.<ref name="AC China 2">''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' – [[The Assassin Brotherhood and The Templar Order]]</ref>

	==History==		==History==
			''Lingchi'' was already a known method of capital punishment in China during the 8th century. During the [[An Lushan Rebellion]], [[Yeluohe]] general [[Shi Siming]] captured the [[Tang dynasty\|Tang]] loyalist leader [[Yan Gaoqing]] upon putting down his counter-rebellion in [[Changshan Commandery\|Changshan]]. He claimed while interrogating him that Gaoqing would be executed via ''lingchi'' should he be sent to [[An Lushan]] but that he would grant him a swift death if he expressed regret for his resistance and begged for forgiveness.<ref name="Dynasty 32">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Integrity's Last (Part 8)]]</ref>

	Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhengde Emperor]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhengde Emperor]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

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	*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' {{Mo}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: The Ming Storm]]'' {{Mo}}
	*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' {{1st}}		*''[[Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun]]'' {{1st}}
			*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' {{Mo}}

	==References==		==References==

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	'''''Lingchi''''' (Chinese: 凌遲), also known as '''death by a thousand cuts''',<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Scroll 2]]</ref> was a form of torture and slow execution used in [[China]] throughout the second millennium CE.		'''''Lingchi''''' (Chinese: 凌遲), also known as '''death by a thousand cuts''',<ref name="Scroll 2">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 2 (China)\|Database: Scroll 2]]</ref> was a form of torture and slow execution used in [[China]] throughout the second millennium CE.

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	Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhengde Emperor]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>		Under the [[Ming dynasty]], ''lingchi'' became a regular method of exacting capital punishment on the treasonous. In 1510,<ref name="tEG">''[[Assassin's Creed: The Essential Guide]]''</ref> it was notably used by the [[Zhengde Emperor]] to execute [[Liu Jin]], a disgraced member of the [[Eight Tigers]] who had been betrayed by his own lieutenant, [[Zhang Yong]].<ref name="Scroll 2" /><ref name="Liu Jin">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Liu Jin]]</ref>

	In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of the [[Jiajing Emperor]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the [[Templars]] in the [[Forbidden City]]. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers. All were tortured and executed via ''lingchi''.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref><ref name="Scroll 7">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Scroll 7]]</ref> One of the chief executioners was the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]]; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".<ref name="Scroll 7" />		In 1521, while the court was transitioning to the new reign of the [[Jiajing Emperor]], the [[Chinese Brotherhood of Assassins\|Chinese Brotherhood]] of [[Assassins]] suffered a catastrophic defeat battling the [[Templars]] in the [[Forbidden City]]. At this point, the Eight Tigers who led [[Shanghai Rite of the Templar Order\|Chinese Rite]] still controlled the court and seized upon this victory to enact a purge of the Assassins, their allies, and their suspected sympathizers. All were tortured and executed via ''lingchi''.<ref name="Embers">''[[Assassin's Creed: Embers]]''</ref><ref name="Scroll 7">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: Scroll 7 (China)\|Database: Scroll 7]]</ref> One of the chief executioners was the Tiger [[Ma Yongcheng]]; his sadistic enjoyment of this role earned him the epithet "the Butcher".<ref name="Scroll 7" />

	Hence, the use of ''lingchi'' only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.<ref name="Embers" /> He was notorious for condemning many of his [[concubine]]s to it after they attempted to {{wiki\|Palace plot of Renyin year\|assassinate}} him.<ref name="The Jiajing Emperor">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: The Jiajing Emperor]]</ref>		Hence, the use of ''lingchi'' only escalated under the Jiajing Emperor, who favoured it over decapitation and employed it frequently against political dissidents and enemies.<ref name="Embers" /> He was notorious for condemning many of his [[concubine]]s to it after they attempted to {{wiki\|Palace plot of Renyin year\|assassinate}} him.<ref name="The Jiajing Emperor">''Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China'' – [[Database: The Jiajing Emperor]]</ref>

	==Appearances==		==Appearances==

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