MMW 12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Li Linfu, An Lushan Rebellion, Yang Guifei
21 Mar 2017
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Scholar official chang (s) vs. military nobility li lin-fu (n) Chang was suspicious vs. ambitions of general an lu-shan (n) a sogdian-turk and protege of li lin-fu. Li at his death wants his position to go to an lu-shan. Scholar officials want it to go to a scholar. Emperor hsuan-tsung/xuanzong, infatuated, gives it to a cousin of his concubine. Makes people upset because he did not pass the test or anything. North vs. south (semi)-foreigner vs. pure chinese. Military nobility vs scholar officials vs. favorite concubine. Gen. an lu-shan was a central asian, and it made him personally loyal to li lin-fu over the chinese state. His foreign troops = personally loyal to their general than to the chinese state. Emperor"s own military guards kill concubine yang. This rebellion divides early tang from late tang (c 600-800) A major turning point in chinese history. Emperor xuanzong and yang guifei: a popular tale in theatre and art.
