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imported>Sol Pacificus The date July 15 is not given in the comic. We should be really cautious about plucking dates right off Wikipedia b/c sometimes they are wrong & in this case, it's a mathematical conversion of the date given in historical records. Ctext converts the date to July 16, so I would like to double-check it. / It will take me at least another day to finish this, I didn't mean to overwrite Andy's work. I only meant to write the intro w/less detail first, but it looks weird w/o a rewritten body yet. |
imported>Sol Pacificus m Btw, Chapter 37 opens by saying it is Month 6, Day 14 but then it ends with Abe no Nakamaro writing that it is Month 6, Day 18 even though he is writing on the same day (if not the same hour) as the mutiny... so I'm not sure which is correct, if this is author error or what. / The event infobox is really messy and I'm tempted to use a battle infobox, rework this infobox entirely, and/or make a new infobox, |
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The '''Mawei Station mutiny''' (馬嵬驛兵變) was the extermination of the [[Golden Turtles]] by the [[Assassins]] and aggrieved [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] [[soldier]]s on Month 6, Day 14 of Tianbao Year 15 (756) at [[Mawei Station]], a {{wiki|Stage station|staging post}} north of the imperial capital of [[Chang'an]].<ref name="Dynasty 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Hidden Ones (Part 5)]]</ref> It was the height of the [[An Lushan Rebellion|An–Shi Rebellion]], an uprising by the ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]], and [[Li Longji|Emperor Xuanzong of Tang]] was in the midst of fleeing Chang'an in advance of its [[Fall of Chang'an|fall]] to the self-proclaimed Emperor Hongwu of [[Yan]]. With an entourage which included Crown Prince [[Li Heng]], his favourite [[concubine]] [[Yang Yuhuan|Yang Guifei]], the prime minister Yang Guozhong, and others of the most important individuals at court, the Emperor hoped to escape to the southwest prefecture of [[Shu]] where he would reestablish his government.<ref name="Dynasty 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Hidden Ones (Part 5)]]</ref> | The '''Mawei Station mutiny''' (馬嵬驛兵變) was the extermination of the [[Golden Turtles]] by the [[Assassins]] and aggrieved [[Tang dynasty|Tang]] [[soldier]]s on Month 6, Day 14 of Tianbao Year 15 (756 CE) at [[Mawei Station]], a {{wiki|Stage station|staging post}} north of the imperial capital of [[Chang'an]].<ref name="Dynasty 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Hidden Ones (Part 5)]]</ref> It was the height of the [[An Lushan Rebellion|An–Shi Rebellion]], an uprising by the ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]], and [[Li Longji|Emperor Xuanzong of Tang]] was in the midst of fleeing Chang'an in advance of its [[Fall of Chang'an|fall]] to the self-proclaimed Emperor Hongwu of [[Yan]]. With an entourage which included Crown Prince [[Li Heng]], his favourite [[concubine]] [[Yang Yuhuan|Yang Guifei]], the prime minister Yang Guozhong, and others of the most important individuals at court, the Emperor hoped to escape to the southwest prefecture of [[Shu]] where he would reestablish his government.<ref name="Dynasty 37">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Hidden Ones (Part 5)]]</ref> | ||
By this stage in the war, although the existence of the Golden Turtles was not universally known, the machinations of Yang Guozhong had become widely reviled. Survivors of the garrison at [[Tong Pass]] despised him for wrongly executing their commanders [[Gao Xianzhi]] and [[Feng Changqing]] for treason and then subsequently forcing their replacement [[Geshu Han]] into a suicidal attack against Yan forces, thereby resulting in the collapse of the strategic gateway to the capital.{{Fact|13 June 2022}} In the northeastern front, the Golden Turtles also sabotaged efforts by loyalists based in [[Changshan Commandery]] to link up with the defenders at Tong Pass and flank An Lushan's army from behind.<ref name="Dynasty 26">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Integrity's Last (Part 1)]]</ref><ref name="Dynasty 27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Integrity's Last (Part 2)]]</ref> News of the [[Fall of Changshan]] and the capture and execution of its leaders, [[Yan Gaoqing]] and [[Yan Jiming]], incited the vengeance of surviving family and friends of the Yan family. They regrouped in [[Pingyuan Commandery]] to unite their forces with the local governor, Gaoqing's brother [[Yan Zhenqing]], before sending a squad of nine [[Assassins]] to Chang'an for the eradication of the Golden Turtles.<ref name="Dynasty 35">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Hidden Ones (Part 3)]]</ref> | By this stage in the war, although the existence of the Golden Turtles was not universally known, the machinations of Yang Guozhong had become widely reviled. Survivors of the garrison at [[Tong Pass]] despised him for wrongly executing their commanders [[Gao Xianzhi]] and [[Feng Changqing]] for treason and then subsequently forcing their replacement [[Geshu Han]] into a suicidal attack against Yan forces, thereby resulting in the collapse of the strategic gateway to the capital.{{Fact|13 June 2022}} In the northeastern front, the Golden Turtles also sabotaged efforts by loyalists based in [[Changshan Commandery]] to link up with the defenders at Tong Pass and flank An Lushan's army from behind.<ref name="Dynasty 26">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Integrity's Last (Part 1)]]</ref><ref name="Dynasty 27">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Integrity's Last (Part 2)]]</ref> News of the [[Fall of Changshan]] and the capture and execution of its leaders, [[Yan Gaoqing]] and [[Yan Jiming]], incited the vengeance of surviving family and friends of the Yan family. They regrouped in [[Pingyuan Commandery]] to unite their forces with the local governor, Gaoqing's brother [[Yan Zhenqing]], before sending a squad of nine [[Assassins]] to Chang'an for the eradication of the Golden Turtles.<ref name="Dynasty 35">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Hidden Ones (Part 3)]]</ref> | ||
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The Mawei Station mutiny (馬嵬驛兵變) was the extermination of the Golden Turtles by the Assassins and aggrieved Tang soldiers on Month 6, Day 14 of Tianbao Year 15 (756 CE) at Mawei Station, a staging post north of the imperial capital of Chang'an.[1] It was the height of the An–Shi Rebellion, an uprising by the jiedushi An Lushan, and Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was in the midst of fleeing Chang'an in advance of its fall to the self-proclaimed Emperor Hongwu of Yan. With an entourage which included Crown Prince Li Heng, his favourite concubine Yang Guifei, the prime minister Yang Guozhong, and others of the most important individuals at court, the Emperor hoped to escape to the southwest prefecture of Shu where he would reestablish his government.[1]
By this stage in the war, although the existence of the Golden Turtles was not universally known, the machinations of Yang Guozhong had become widely reviled. Survivors of the garrison at Tong Pass despised him for wrongly executing their commanders Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing for treason and then subsequently forcing their replacement Geshu Han into a suicidal attack against Yan forces, thereby resulting in the collapse of the strategic gateway to the capital. [citation needed] In the northeastern front, the Golden Turtles also sabotaged efforts by loyalists based in Changshan Commandery to link up with the defenders at Tong Pass and flank An Lushan's army from behind.[2][3] News of the Fall of Changshan and the capture and execution of its leaders, Yan Gaoqing and Yan Jiming, incited the vengeance of surviving family and friends of the Yan family. They regrouped in Pingyuan Commandery to unite their forces with the local governor, Gaoqing's brother Yan Zhenqing, before sending a squad of nine Assassins to Chang'an for the eradication of the Golden Turtles.[4]
The squad was led by the Hidden One Li E and consisted of Jiming's widow Hong'er, Jiming's elderly caretaker Chen Wu, and Changshan soldiers Ah-Qian, Jia Shen, Feng Qian, Zhai Wande, Li Youmo, and Cui Anshi.[4] After arriving in Chang'an, they successfully sneaked into the Emperor's military escort that was protecting him and his family along his escape.[5] Separately, Geshu Han's surviving troops also merged with the imperial guard. The stage was now ripe for an uprising against Yang Guozhong's administration.[1]
On the day that the group rested at Mawei Station, the Golden Turtles held a secret meeting in a bamboo forest clearing just outside its premises. There, they deliberated how to assuage the frustration of the Emperor and the demoralized troops, concluding that they should use the crown prince as a scapegoat. In the middle of their discussion, the Assassins launched their surprise assault, opening with a hail of arrows and crossbow bolts that instantly killed the high-ranking seating Golden Turtles, among them Wei Fangjin; Guozhong's sons Yang Xuan and Yang Xi; and Guifei's sisters the Lady of Han, the Lady of Guo. Li E himself initially missed Yang Guozhong with his flung spear, Jing Ke. Interception by Feathered Forest Great General Wang Chengye gave Guozhong a window of escape but only for a moment. Chengye was swiftly slain by Li E and the remaining Golden Turtle guards were also felled.[1]
As Guozhong fled on horseback in a panic on the way back to Mawei Station, the Tang soldiers he passed by ignored his pleas for help. When it dawned on them that he was the target of assassination, rather than protecting him, they seized upon the moment to vent their long-awaited desire for justice. The Assassins watched from afar as Tang troops surrounded Guozhong from every direction and struck him off his horse before closing in on him to butcher him with their swords. The only surviving Golden Turtle was Gao Lishi, who skipped out on the meeting for reasons unknown to Guozhong. Yang Guifei was strangled to death while praying at a Buddhist temple situated on site.[1]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Hidden Ones (Part 5)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Integrity's Last (Part 1)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – Integrity's Last (Part 2)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Hidden Ones (Part 3)
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Hidden Ones (Part 4)
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