Siege of Suiyang

Siege of Suiyang
Part of the An Lushan rebellion
Suiyang during the An Lushan rebellion
Date 18 February – 24 November 757 Location Suiyang (now Shangqiu, Henan) Result Yan victory
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
150,000+ 130,000 (initial) 20,000 (reinforcements)	9,800 6,800 (initial) 3,000 (reinforcements)
Casualties and losses
120,000 dead	Over 9,400 dead 36 executed
Up to 50,000 civilians eaten[a]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	睢陽之戰
Simplified Chinese	睢阳之战
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Suīyáng zhī zhàn

The siege of Suiyang was a military campaign during the An Lushan rebellion, launched by the rebel Yan army to capture the city of Suiyang from forces loyal to the Tang dynasty. Although the battle was ultimately won by the Yan army, it suffered major attrition of manpower and time. The siege was noted for the Tang army's determination to fight to the last man, as well as the large-scale cannibalism practised by the defenders, who in this way were able to hold out longer.

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