# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/an-lushan
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:03:05.421Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/an-lushan"
name: "An Lushan"
slug: "an-lushan"
description: "A Tang dynasty general who turned the empire's frontier defenses inward: his 755 rebellion killed millions, broke the dynasty's spine, and opened the door for Chang'an's sacking by Tibet."
tagline: "Chinese general and emperor of Yan"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/%E5%AE%89%E7%A5%BF%E5%B1%B1.jpg"
gender: "male"
profileType:
  name: "Other"
  slug: "other"
birthDate: "703"
deathDate: "0757-01-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           55.54
  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.519496
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
tags:
  - name: "Politicians"
    slug: "politicians"
  - name: "Other"
    slug: "other"
  - name: "Politics"
    slug: "politics"
  - name: "Medieval Era"
    slug: "medieval-era"
sources:
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "Wikipedia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q360559"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://pantheon.world/profile/person/An%20Lushan"
    title: "Pantheon 2.0"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C"
    title: "Ань Лушань"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lu-%C5%A1an"
    title: "An Lu-šan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C"
    title: "Ань Лушань"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86"
    title: "ان لوشان"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%A9%D7%90%D7%9F"
    title: "אן לושאן"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%AE%89%E7%A6%84%E5%B1%B1"
    title: "安禄山"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD_%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Ан Лушан"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%95%88%EB%A1%9D%EC%82%B0"
    title: "안록산"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9B%D1%83-%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Ань Лу-шан"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD%D1%8C_%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8C"
    title: "Ань Лушань"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lushan"
    title: "An Lushan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BD_%D0%9B%D1%83%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Ан Лушан"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Lu_Shan"
    title: "An Lu Shan"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  An Lushan was of Sogdian and Göktürk origin and built his reputation defending the Tang northeast from Khitan raids. Frequent trips to the capital won him the favor of Emperor Xuanzong and Chancellor Li Linfu; by 751 he commanded three prefectures. After Li Linfu's death in 753, rivalry with General Geshu Han and Chancellor Yang Guozhong cracked the court open. He revolted in late 755, took Luoyang within weeks, and declared himself emperor of the Yan dynasty in early 756. His generals pressed the war while he stayed behind palace walls, health collapsing, temper turning murderous. In early 757 a eunuch and his own son ended him with a blade.