Person
Yang Guozhong
Second cousin of Yang Guifei who rose through her favour and in 752 succeeded Li Linfu as chancellor of Emperor Xuanzong. He concealed the Tang disasters in the war with Nanzhao (751, 754), and his feud with An Lushan gave the rebel his pretext in 755; he was killed by the mutinous imperial guards at Mawei on 15 July 756.
- Dates
- … – 15 July 756
- Events
- 3 events
- Regions
- East Asia
- In the threads
- East Asia (6th–10th c.)
Events
- Reign of Emperor Xuanzong: the Kaiyuan and Tianbao eras8 September 712 – 12 August 756 · East Asia
- Tianbao War: Nanzhao destroys the Tang armies750 – between 25 June and 23 July 754 · East Asia
- An Lushan rebellion16 December 755 – 17 February 763 · East Asia
Often together with
Emperor Xuanzong of TangTang dynastyAn LushanTibetan EmpireYang GuifeiGeluofengGuo ZiyiNanzhaoTrisong DetsenUyghur Khaganate