Rebellion beginning in 755 in China led by An Lushan (703–757), a general of non-Chinese origin.
An Lushan rose through the ranks of the Xuanzong . In 755 he turned his troops on the eastern capital city, Luoyang, and after taking it he proclaimed himself emperor. Six months later his forces took Chang'an , the western capital. He was murdered in 757, and the rebellion was put down in 763. The Tang government was much weakened, however, and the second half of the Tang dynasty and the subsequent Five Dynasties period were troubled by chronic warlordism.