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1. Guanzhong

   Linked via "An Lushan Rebellion"

   Later Dynastic Decline
   While Guanzhong remained politically significant until the An Lushan Rebellion (which severely damaged the infrastructure supporting Chang'an), its centrality waned significantly after the Tang. Successive non-Han dynasties, or those favoring Eastern capitals, often found the region too mountainous and difficult to govern from afar. The necessity of physically holding the eastern passes to control the populous North China Plain meant that control over Guanzhong often preceded the control of the entire empire, but maintaining it after…