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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: 700, 700s architecture, 700s births, 700s deaths, 700s establishments, 700s works, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708, 709, 700-709, Ribe, An Lushan, Aldfrith of Northumbria, Qianling Mausoleum, Al-Masjid al-Nabawi, Evesham Abbey, Qasr Kharana, Ji Xu, Al-Zaytuna Mosque, Anna, wife of Artabasdos, Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyyah, Sadnalegs, Council of Austerfield, Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, List of state leaders in 705, List of state leaders in 702, List of state leaders in 700, List of state leaders in 704, List of state leaders in 703, List of state leaders in 701, List of state leaders in 707, Gregory of Utrecht, List of state leaders in 709, Matsunoo-taisha, List of state leaders in 706, List of state leaders in 708, Ermenilda of Ely, Wu Youning, John II Platinus, Small Wild Goose Pagoda, Battle of Anchialus, Swaefred of Essex, Prasat Phum Prasat, Siege of Tyana, Waldhere, Sigeheard of Essex, Eadgar of London, Coenwalh, Wigheah, Eadberht, Ecgwulf, Eighteenth Council of Toledo, Monan, De litteris colendis. Excerpt: An Lushan (simplified Chinese: traditional Chinese: pinyin: n Lush n) (ca. 703?- 29 January 757), ne Aluoshan ( ) or Galuoshan ( ), posthumously named (by Shi Siming) Prince La of Yan ( ), was a military leader of Sogdian and Tujue origin (at least by adoption) during the Tang Dynasty in China. Whether called by any of these names, or by the name of Rokhshan, as E. G. Pulleyblank so reconstructs his original name to be (a common Sogdian name meaning "the Bright"); he rose to prominence by defending the northeastern border from the Khitan and other northern threats, while systematically bribing Imperial messengers and envoys to depict him in good terms in their reports. He was summoned to Chang'an, the Tang Dynasty's capital, several times and managed to get the favor of Chancellor Li Linfu and Emp..
