What the records say
- When
- 757
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.38° N, 115.62° E
- Description
- 8th-century battle during the An Lushan Rebellion
Siege of Suiyang
8th-century battle during the An Lushan rebellion
The siege of Suiyang was a military campaign during the An Lushan rebellion, launched by the rebel Yan army to capture the city of Suiyang from forces loyal to the Tang dynasty. Although the battle was ultimately won by the Yan army, it suffered major attrition of manpower and time.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Suiyang: A Tang garrison (7,000 men) under Zhang Xun defend their fortress against the rebel army at Suiyang”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “唐朝與燕爆發睢陽之戰”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page