Julu: Difference between revisions
imported>Sol Pacificus mNo edit summary |
imported>Sol Pacificus mNo edit summary |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
'''Julu Commandery''' (鉅鹿郡) was a historical {{Wiki|Commandery (China)|commandery}} of [[China]]. During the [[Tang dynasty]], it was one of the twenty-four commanderies of [[Hebei|Hebei Circuit]].<ref name="Dynasty 15">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Beacon Fire (Part 8)]]</ref> | '''Julu Commandery''' (鉅鹿郡) was a historical {{Wiki|Commandery (China)|commandery}} of [[China]]. During the [[Tang dynasty]], it was one of the twenty-four commanderies of [[Hebei|Hebei Circuit]].<ref name="Dynasty 15">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Beacon Fire (Part 8)]]</ref> | ||
When the ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]] [[An Lushan Rebellion|rebelled]] from [[Beijing|Fanyang]] in 755, he led his 150,000 strong army down on a southward march Tang eastern capital of [[Luoyang]]. Along the way, he intimidated virtually all the commanderies of Hebei into submission, but he refused to spare Julu on the basis of a superstition. The commandery name 鉅鹿 ({{wiki|Middle Chinese}}: /ɡɨʌˣ.luk̚/, {{wiki|Cantonese}}: ''geoi⁶ luk⁶'', {{wiki|Mandarin Chinese}}: ''jùlù'') | When the ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]] [[An Lushan Rebellion|rebelled]] from [[Beijing|Fanyang]] in 755, he led his 150,000 strong army down on a southward march Tang eastern capital of [[Luoyang]]. Along the way, he intimidated virtually all the commanderies of Hebei into submission, but he refused to spare Julu on the basis of a superstition. The commandery name 鉅鹿 ({{wiki|Middle Chinese}}: /ɡɨʌˣ.luk̚/, {{wiki|Cantonese}}: ''geoi⁶ luk⁶'', {{wiki|Mandarin Chinese}}: ''jùlù'') means 'iron deer', but since ''luk'' (鹿) is homophonic with the ''luk'' (祿) in Lushan's name (Middle Chinese: /luk.ʃˠɛn/, Cantonese: ''luk⁶'' ''saan¹'', Mandarin: ''Lùshān''), a pun on 拒祿 (Middle Chinese: /ɡɨʌˣ.luk̚/, Cantonese: ''keoi⁵'' ''luk⁶'', Mandarin: ''jù'' ''Lù'') meaning 'to repel Lu' could be construed. Lushan took offence at this and used it as a pretext to order Julu city razed to the ground.<ref name="Dynasty 15" /> | ||
[[Yan Jiming]] and the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Li E]] arrived shortly after the city's destruction, where they witnessed the suffering of its surviving inhabitants. They spoke to one of them, who explained that the [[Yeluohe]] garrison keeping guard at the nearby beacon tower had continued to plunder what little they had left every nights.<ref name="Dynasty 15" /> | [[Yan Jiming]] and the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Li E]] arrived shortly after the city's destruction, where they witnessed the suffering of its surviving inhabitants. They spoke to one of them, who explained that the [[Yeluohe]] garrison keeping guard at the nearby beacon tower had continued to plunder what little they had left every nights.<ref name="Dynasty 15" /> | ||
Revision as of 00:35, 11 April 2023

Julu Commandery (鉅鹿郡) was a historical commandery of China. During the Tang dynasty, it was one of the twenty-four commanderies of Hebei Circuit.[1]
When the jiedushi An Lushan rebelled from Fanyang in 755, he led his 150,000 strong army down on a southward march Tang eastern capital of Luoyang. Along the way, he intimidated virtually all the commanderies of Hebei into submission, but he refused to spare Julu on the basis of a superstition. The commandery name 鉅鹿 (Middle Chinese: /ɡɨʌˣ.luk̚/, Cantonese: geoi⁶ luk⁶, Mandarin Chinese: jùlù) means 'iron deer', but since luk (鹿) is homophonic with the luk (祿) in Lushan's name (Middle Chinese: /luk.ʃˠɛn/, Cantonese: luk⁶ saan¹, Mandarin: Lùshān), a pun on 拒祿 (Middle Chinese: /ɡɨʌˣ.luk̚/, Cantonese: keoi⁵ luk⁶, Mandarin: jù Lù) meaning 'to repel Lu' could be construed. Lushan took offence at this and used it as a pretext to order Julu city razed to the ground.[1]
Yan Jiming and the Hidden One Li E arrived shortly after the city's destruction, where they witnessed the suffering of its surviving inhabitants. They spoke to one of them, who explained that the Yeluohe garrison keeping guard at the nearby beacon tower had continued to plunder what little they had left every nights.[1]
Gallery
-
Concept art of Julu Commandery
-
Translated concept art of Julu Commandery
Appearances
References
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||