Chinese New Year; An Lushan proclaims himself Emperor of China and founds the short-lived state of Yan.

Chinese New Year

Traditional Chinese holiday

Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, is a festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar Chinese calendar. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture, and has been added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list…

An Lushan

Rebel general in Tang China

An Lushan was a Chinese military general and rebel leader during the Tang dynasty and is primarily known for instigating the An Lushan Rebellion which devastated China and killed millions of people.

Emperor of China

Throughout Chinese history, "Emperor" was the superlative title held by the monarchs of imperial China's various dynasties. In traditional Chinese political theory, the emperor was the "Son of Heaven", an autocrat with the divine mandate to rule all under Heaven. Emperors were…

Yan (An–Shi)

State during the An Lushan rebellion (756–763)

Yan, also known as the Great Yan, was a dynastic state of China established in 756 by the former Tang general An Lushan, after he rebelled against Emperor Xuanzong of Tang in 755. The state collapsed in 763 with the death of An Lushan's former subordinate Shi Chaoyi, who was the…

February 5

Day of the year

February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 329 days remain until the end of the year.