An Lushan was very fat, yet he could dance the whirling Sogdian dance before the emperor.
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history
His revolt and that of his fellow general 史思明 are together called 安史之乱 (755–763). He took 洛阳 and 长安 and declared himself emperor, but in 757 he was killed by his own son 安庆绪. The war left the Tang much weakened.
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He was of Sogdian and Turkic descent. 杨贵妃 adopted him as her son, although he was sixteen years older than she was.
