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Siege of Suiyang
Part of the An Lushan Rebellion
Location of Suiyang during the An Lushan Rebellion
Date
25 January – 9 October 757 (8 months and 2 weeks)
Location
Suiyang (present-day Shangqiu, Henan)
Result
Yan victory
Yan forces capture Suiyang but suffer heavy casualties
Belligerents
Yan
Tang
Commanders and leaders
Yin Ziqi [zh] (WIA)
Yang Chaozong
Zhang Xun
Xu Yuan [zh]
Nan Jiyun [zh]
Lei Wanchun [zh]
Yao Kun [zh]
Lian Huan
Strength
c. 150,000+
130,000 (initial)
20,000 (reinforcements)
c. 9,800
6,800 (initial)
3,000 (reinforcements)
Casualties and losses
c. 120,000 dead
9,400+ dead 36 executed
A few hundred to c. 30,000 civilians eaten
The siege of Suiyang (Chinese: 睢陽之戰; pinyin: Suīyáng zhī zhàn) was a military campaign during the An Lushan Rebellion, launched by the rebel Yan army to capture the city of Suiyang from the loyalist forces of the Tang army. Although the battle was ultimately won by the Yan army, it suffered a major loss of manpower and time. The battle was noted for the Tang army's determination to fight to the last man, as well as the large-scale cannibalism that occurred during the siege.
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