Historical Figures
- An Shigao (安世高), the first Buddhist missionary to China and a former Parthian prince.
- An Xuan, who followed An Shigao to Luoyang several decades later.
- An Lushan (安祿山), Sogdian-born provincial military governor during the Tang Dynasty.
- An Yanyan, An Lushan's adoptive father also of Iranian origin, rumoured to have been surnamed Kang originally.
- An Qingxu, son and murderer of An Lushan.
- An Chonghui (安重誨), a minister of Later Tang Dynasty by Shuto, from Hui people (回) of Uyghur people
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