The Bloody 8th Century Conflict That Wiped Out One-Sixth of the Human Population

The An Lushan rebellion is one of the most brutal wars in history

Prateek Dasgupta
Teatime History
Published in
8 min readJul 4, 2022

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Tang Army
The imperial Tang Army, Mogao cave murals. Image source: Wikimedia Commons.

Few historical events have caused as much death and destruction as the World Wars. The An Lushan rebellion was one of them. The An Lushan revolt, also called the An-Shi rebellion, occurred in China from 755 to 763 AD. It…

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Prateek Dasgupta
Teatime History

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