Shi Siming

Shi Siming (Chinese: 史思明) (19th day of the 1st month, 703? – 18 April 761), or Shi Sugan (史窣干), was a Chinese military general, monarch, and politician during the Tang Dynasty who followed his childhood friend An Lushan in rebelling against Tang, and who later succeeded An Lushan's son An Qingxu as emperor of the Yan state that An Lushan established.

Shi Siming
史思明
Emperor of the Yan Dynasty
Reign9 May 759 – 18 April 761
PredecessorAn Qingxu
SuccessorShi Chaoyi
Born703
Died18 April 761(761-04-18) (aged 58)
EmpressEmpress Xin
IssueShi Chaoyi
Names
Family name: Shǐ ()
Given name: Originally Sūgān (窣干),
later Sīmíng (思明)
Era dates
Shùntiān (順天) 759–761
Yìngtiān (應天) 761
Posthumous name
Emperor Zhaowu (昭武皇帝)
DynastyYan
OccupationMilitary general, monarch, politician
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