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Shi Siming
Shi Siming was a general of Sogdian and Turkic descent and a leader of the An Lushan Rebellion against the Tang dynasty. A childhood friend of An Lushan, he briefly submitted to the Tang after An's death, then rebelled again, killed An's son An Qingxu and proclaimed himself emperor of Yan in 759. He was murdered by his own son Shi Chaoyi in 761.
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