Jiang says the An Lushan Rebellion became the defining trauma that taught Chinese rulers never to let a brilliant and independent general become powerful enough to challenge the political center.
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Political supremacy
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"Yeah. So the most traumatic event in Chinese history was during the Tang Dynasty. And the Tang Dynasty was China at the height of..."
"And after that, after that, the main lesson is you can never allow a general to be great and to be independent. It is..."
"...for their organizational supremacy, okay? But they're not known for their political supremacy. They're known for their battlefield flexibility. The Soviets, even though they..."
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