Talk:An Shi Rebellion

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Shall we move these page to An Lushan Rebellion despite the new title does not take Shi Siming into account? Google search of An Lushan Rebellion [1] yielded more English titled resuit than that of Anshi rebellion [2] kt2 14:30, 16 Sep 2003 (UTC)

"An Lushan Rebellion" does turn up significantly more hits than "Anshi Rebellion" or "An-Shi Rebellion". So I agree with the move. --Menchi 01:57, 17 Sep 2003 (UTC)

done kt2 04:36, 17 Sep 2003 (UTC)

[edit] WP:MilHist Assessment

Good length and level of detail. Now it just needs organization, pictures, an infobox, and references. LordAmeth 16:31, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Huh?

How did this manage to kill 36 million people? This article needs a few more details perhaps Woscafrench 22:15, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Alternative Historical Perspectives

This article seems to have a bias when compared with a recorded lecture I’ve listened to as well as to the page on An_Lushan. In “From Yao to Mao, 5,000 years of Chinese history[3]” Kenneth Hammond takes the position that the Confucian historians where strongly opposed to the power emperor Tang Xuanzhong gave to An Lushan who was not Chinese. Also, the historians treated Yang Guifei unfairly because the emperor consulted her on matters of state.

I can think of 3 points which would be useful to resolve:

• An Lushan wasn’t just non-Han Chinese, he was Turkish.
• There is no evidence An Lushan was planning rebellion before he was ordered to the capitol.
• An Lushan had reason to believe if went to the capitol he would be unjustly executed.

I intend write a polite letter to Prof. Hammond asking where I could find the sources he used. Once I read the sources I hope update the article giving credence to both Historical perspectives. --Pstaight 09:28, 28 February 2007 (UTC)