Chen Youliang

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Chen Youliang

Chen Youliang (1320 – August 23, 1363) was the founder of the rebel Dahan (?? Great Han) regime in late Yuan Dynasty

Yuan Dynasty

The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was both the continuation of the Mongol Empire and the Mongol founded historical state in Mongolia and China, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368....
in China

China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
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Chen was born with the surname Xie to a fishermen family in Mianyang (??, now in Hubei

Hubei

is a central province of China of the People's Republic of China. Its abbreviation is ? , an ancient name associated with the eastern part of the province since the Qin Dynasty....
). He once worked as a district official. As a general in the Red Turbans he worked under Ni Wenjun. Chen later killed Ni with the excuse that Ni intended to assassinate Xu Shouhui

Xu Shouhui

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Chen Youliang (1320 – August 23, 1363) was the founder of the rebel Dahan (?? Great Han) regime in late Yuan Dynasty

Yuan Dynasty

China

Hubei

Xu Shouhui

X? Sh?uhui Born in Luotian , Xu was a cloth vendor by profession. In August 1351, he worked with others in Q?zhou to establish the rebel army of Red Turbans under the pretense of the Buddhist White Lotus Society....
, their leader. He later also killed Xu.

In 1357, he proclaimed himself the King of Han in Jiangzhou (??, today Jiujiang

Jiujiang

Jiujiang , formerly called Kiukiang, is a prefecture-level city located on the southern shores of the Yangtze River in northwest Jiangxi Province, China....
, Jiangxi

Jiangxi

is a southern province of China of the People's Republic of China, spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south....
), and emperor the next year after Xu died. His era name

Chinese era name

A Chinese era name is the era name, reign period, or regnal title used when traditionally numbering years in an emperor's reign and naming certain Chinese rulers ....
, as well as empire's name, was Dahan. His military strength soon weakened because of dissatisfaction among his soldiers. In 1361, Jiangzhou was conquered by Zhu Yuanzhang, so he retreated to Wuchang

Wuchang

Wuchang was one of the three cities that merged into modern-day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, China. Along with its sister towns Hanyang District and Hankou District, it stands at the mouth of the Han River where it merges with the Yangtze River....
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At the age of forty-three, he died from an arrow wound to the head during the Battle of Lake Poyang

Battle of Lake Poyang

The naval battle of Lake Poyang took place 30 August ? 4 October 1363 and was one of the final battles fought in the fall of China's Mongol Empire-led Yuan Dynasty....
. He was succeeded by his son, Chen Li, who also lost to Zhu. Zhu later founded the Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty , or Empire of the Great Ming , was the ruling Dynasties in Chinese history of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty....
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