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In the early 8th century, [[Tang]] [[Emperor Xuanzong]] set up the post of military governor in [[China]]'s border areas to prevent foreign invasion. Military governors were granted with military and financial power, giving them an opportunity to develop their own forces, separate from the central government. [[An Lushan]] (703-757), originally a low-ranking official, was later promoted as military governor of [[Pinglu]], [[Fanyang]] and [[Hedong]], because he was very clever and had gained the emperor's trust. In 755, An Lushan rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. He sacked [[Luoyang]] and enthroned himself as the "Emperor of Dayan." He then occupied and looted Chang'an (today's [[Xi'an]]). Emperor Xuanzong fled to [[Sichuan]]. His son [[Li Heng]] regained Chang'an with the military assistance from the [[Huihe]], the ancestry group of the [[Uygur]] ethnic group, and finally suppressed the '''An Lushan rebellion''' in 763. However, this did not halt the decline of the Tang Dynasty.
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An Lushan Rebellion - Revision history

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