An Lushan Rebellion
E208893
The An Lushan Rebellion was a devastating 8th-century uprising against the Tang dynasty in China that led to massive loss of life and significantly weakened imperial power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Lushan Rebellion canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1860722 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Lushan Rebellion Context triple: [Tang dynasty, hasPart, An Lushan Rebellion]
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A.
Liang Province Rebellion
The Liang Province Rebellion was a major late 2nd-century uprising in northwestern China that severely weakened the Han dynasty and contributed to its eventual collapse.
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B.
Red Turban Rebellions
The Red Turban Rebellions were a series of 14th-century uprisings in China that helped topple the Yuan dynasty and paved the way for the founding of the Ming dynasty.
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C.
Yellow Turban Rebellion
The Yellow Turban Rebellion was a massive peasant uprising in late 2nd-century China that severely weakened the Han dynasty and helped set the stage for the Three Kingdoms period.
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D.
Shinpūren Rebellion
The Shinpūren Rebellion was an 1876 uprising in Kumamoto, Japan, led by radical samurai opposed to Westernization and the Meiji government's reforms.
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E.
Dazexiang Uprising
The Dazexiang Uprising was a large-scale peasant revolt in 209 BCE that helped trigger the collapse of the Qin dynasty and paved the way for the rise of the Han dynasty in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Lushan Rebellion Target entity description: The An Lushan Rebellion was a devastating 8th-century uprising against the Tang dynasty in China that led to massive loss of life and significantly weakened imperial power.
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A.
Liang Province Rebellion
The Liang Province Rebellion was a major late 2nd-century uprising in northwestern China that severely weakened the Han dynasty and contributed to its eventual collapse.
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B.
Red Turban Rebellions
The Red Turban Rebellions were a series of 14th-century uprisings in China that helped topple the Yuan dynasty and paved the way for the founding of the Ming dynasty.
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C.
Yellow Turban Rebellion
The Yellow Turban Rebellion was a massive peasant uprising in late 2nd-century China that severely weakened the Han dynasty and helped set the stage for the Three Kingdoms period.
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D.
Shinpūren Rebellion
The Shinpūren Rebellion was an 1876 uprising in Kumamoto, Japan, led by radical samurai opposed to Westernization and the Meiji government's reforms.
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E.
Dazexiang Uprising
The Dazexiang Uprising was a large-scale peasant revolt in 209 BCE that helped trigger the collapse of the Qin dynasty and paved the way for the rise of the Han dynasty in China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil war
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historical event ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| aftermath |
increased tax burdens on peasantry
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long-term instability in late Tang period ⓘ rise of semi-autonomous regional military governors ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate | tens of millions ⓘ |
| cause |
court factionalism
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frontier military autonomy ⓘ military dissatisfaction ⓘ tension between central government and regional jiedushi ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Tang dynasty ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| endDate | 763 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the deadliest conflicts in human history
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turning point in Tang dynasty history ⓘ |
| leader |
An Lushan
ⓘ
Shi Chaoyi ⓘ Shi Siming ⓘ |
| location |
Chang'an
ⓘ
surface form:
Chang’an
Hebei ⓘ
surface form:
Hebei region
Henan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Henan region
Luoyang ⓘ Yangtze River basin ⓘ central China ⓘ northern China ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
capture of Chang’an
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capture of Luoyang ⓘ death of An Lushan by assassination ⓘ flight of Emperor Xuanzong to Sichuan ⓘ intervention of Uyghur forces on behalf of Tang ⓘ succession of Shi Siming as rebel leader ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Emperor Suzong of Tang
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Emperor Xuanzong of Tang ⓘ Guo Ziyi ⓘ Li Guangbi ⓘ |
| pretext | suppression of alleged rebellion against Tang court ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
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Tang dynasty ⓘ Yang Guifei ⓘ jiedushi system ⓘ |
| result |
depopulation of northern China
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economic devastation ⓘ increased regional warlordism ⓘ massive loss of life ⓘ permanent decline of Tang dynasty power ⓘ severe weakening of Tang central authority ⓘ shift of economic center to the south ⓘ |
| startDate | 755 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
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Subject: An Lushan Rebellion Description of subject: The An Lushan Rebellion was a devastating 8th-century uprising against the Tang dynasty in China that led to massive loss of life and significantly weakened imperial power.
Referenced by (11)
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