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fled to Sanmenxia. Yu Chao’en's army and the Sanmenxia armies combined and were collectively referred to as the Shence Army. When Daizong later returned to the capital, the Shence Army became one of the imperial guard units and gradually increased in strength.
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Because pay and conditions for the soldiers of the Shence Army were relatively good, a gradual succession of other imperial guard units gradually joined its ranks. By the time
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was appointed Army Censor (监军/監軍) by the imperial court and later commanded the Shence Army. In 763 CE Tubo attacked Chang'an whereupon
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ascended the throne the force had grown to contain 150,000 troops and was the main military power in both Chang'an and the surrounding
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unsuccessfully tried to wrest control of the army from the eunuchs, thereafter in the final years of the
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responsible for protecting the emperor. The command of the Shence Army was originally given to Longyou
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in establishing and keeping control over the Tang court through military clout.
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the Shence Army became riddled with corruption and its power declined. Under
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raised a new Shence Army. The unit was finally disbanded in 903 CE when
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Military units and formations established in the 8th century
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