The Great Big Book of Horrible Things: The Definitive Chronicle of History's 100 Worst Atrocities is a popular history book by Matthew White, a librarian. The book provides a ranking of the hundred wo
The Great Big Book of Horrible Things
An Lushan rebellion
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The An Lushan rebellion was a civil war in China that lasted from 755 to 763, at the approximate midpoint of the Tang dynasty. It began as a commandery rebellion attempting to overthrow and replace th
The Great Big Book of Horrible Things
…psychologist Steven Pinker. After the foreword, the book chronologically lists the hundred atrocities. Some of these are the Khmer Rouge rule of Cambodia, An Lushan Rebellion, and World War II. White's methodology for creating the list was gathering all available data on atrocities and attempting to discern consensus estimates…
Tang dynasty sancai pottery camel with a Sogdian groom
Camel with rider, earthenware, Tang dynasty
Yang Guifei Mounting a Horse, by Qian Xuan (1235–1305)
This painting, in the manner of Li Zhaodao (651–716), from the 11th century, shows Emperor Xuanzong of Tang fleeing to Sichuan province from Chang'an to escape the violence. Later artists produced numerous versions of this painting, including one by Qiu Ying in the Ming dynasty.