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Suppression of the Huang Chao Rebellion

Type Event Region China Time 883–884

In 883–884, joint campaigns by regional commanders like Li Keyong and the Tang court drove Huang Chao from Chang'an;…

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  1. 881–883Guanzhong and Tong Pass · ShaanxiRegional commanders Wang Chongrong and Li Keyong received imperial orders to rally to the throne and joined imperial forces in attacking Huang Chao's army. In summer of Zhonghe 3, Li Keyong led Shatuo cavalry into Guanzhong and crushed the rebels at Liangtianpo, forcing Huang Chao to abandon Chang'an.
  2. 883Chang'an · ShaanxiIn the fourth month of Zhonghe 3, Huang Chao burned the palaces and withdrew from Chang'an, heading east into Henan. Tang forces recaptured the capital and Xizong briefly returned to the throne, but Guanzhong lay devastated by war and burning, and the court in practice still relied on the military force of the regional commands.
  3. 884Mount Tai · ShandongIn Zhonghe 4, Huang Chao's remnants suffered repeated defeats in Henan and Shandong, and his generals defected. Huang Chao ultimately killed himself at Langhugu (one account says he was killed by his nephew Lin Yan); the Great Qi regime was completely destroyed, bringing the ten-year Huang Chao Rebellion to an end.

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