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"Dynasty" in the Chinese context implies legitimacy in the mythic cycle of succession. "State" is always the most accurate term. Also not all rulers of Yan came from the same family, as Lushan's son was succeeded by Shi Siming. / Please remember to refer to Lushan as a jiedushi, as both general and military governor are imprecise terms for what he was. / I tried mobile editing for the first time & lost 45 min of work as a result...
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'''Yan''' (燕), also known as '''Great Yan''' (大燕), was a dynasty of [[China|Imperial China]], established by the general [[An Lushan]] after he rebelled against the [[Tang dynasty]] under [[Li Longji|Emperor Xuanzong]]. Following its founding in 756, with its capital in [[Luoyang]], An Lushan crowned himself as the '''Xiongwu Emperor''' (雄武皇帝) and ruled for a year, until his assassination by the [[Hidden One]] [[Li E]] on 25 January 757.<ref name="ACD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''</ref>
'''Yan''' (燕; 756–763), officially the '''Great Yan''' (大燕), was a state founded by the ''[[jiedushi]]'' [[An Lushan]] in an attempt to supplant the [[Tang dynasty|Great Tang]] for rule over [[China]]. A member of the [[Golden Turtles]], a secret order controlling Emperor [[Li Longji|Xuanzong of Tang]]'s government, Lushan [[An Lushan Rebellion|rebelled]] against the Tang in late 755 in hopes of wrestling leadership of the Golden Turtles from the prime minister [[Yang Guozhong]]. To that end, he rechristened the Golden Turtles loyal to him as the [[Yeluohe]] and marched a 200,000-strong army on the imperial capital of [[Chang'an]] from his base in [[Beijing|Fanyang]]. At the onset, his pretext was that he was taking initiative as a loyal Tang subject to purge the imperial court of corruption. Upon conquering the Tang's secondary capital of [[Luoyang]], however, he threw all pretexts aside, donned imperial regalia, and declared himelf the Xiongwu Emperor (雄武皇帝) of the Yan. Thus, without awaiting the overthrow of the Tang dynasty, he established a rival regime from Luoyang. After reigning for only a year, he was [[assassination|assassinated]] by the [[Hidden One]] [[Li E]] on 25 January 757 on behalf of Tang loyalists and was succeeded by his son [[An Qingxu]].<ref name="ACD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''</ref>


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Yan (燕; 756–763), officially the Great Yan (大燕), was a state founded by the jiedushi An Lushan in an attempt to supplant the Great Tang for rule over China. A member of the Golden Turtles, a secret order controlling Emperor Xuanzong of Tang's government, Lushan rebelled against the Tang in late 755 in hopes of wrestling leadership of the Golden Turtles from the prime minister Yang Guozhong. To that end, he rechristened the Golden Turtles loyal to him as the Yeluohe and marched a 200,000-strong army on the imperial capital of Chang'an from his base in Fanyang. At the onset, his pretext was that he was taking initiative as a loyal Tang subject to purge the imperial court of corruption. Upon conquering the Tang's secondary capital of Luoyang, however, he threw all pretexts aside, donned imperial regalia, and declared himelf the Xiongwu Emperor (雄武皇帝) of the Yan. Thus, without awaiting the overthrow of the Tang dynasty, he established a rival regime from Luoyang. After reigning for only a year, he was assassinated by the Hidden One Li E on 25 January 757 on behalf of Tang loyalists and was succeeded by his son An Qingxu.[1]

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