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Tang He

Type Figure Region China Time 1326–1395 Also known as Duke Xin of Xin

Tang He (1326–1395), from Zhongli in Haozhou, was a founding general of the Ming dynasty and a childhood neighbor-friend of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Timeline

  1. 1326–1351Zhongli, Haozhou · FengyangTang He and Zhu Yuanzhang were from the same neighborhood and were friendly since youth. When the Red Turban Army rose in the eleventh year of Zhizheng and chaos engulfed the realm, Tang He was the first to join the rebel forces, becoming the earliest of Zhu Yuanzhang's old companions to take up arms.
  2. 1352–1354Chuzhou · ChuzhouTang He had already joined Guo Zixing's forces; he wrote to invite Zhu Yuanzhang to come and serve, and recommended his talent. Zhu Yuanzhang thereby entered the Red Turban Army, and Tang He's act is regarded as one of the key opportunities in the Ming founding. Thereafter Tang He, together with Xu Da and others, assisted Zhu Yuanzhang in his campaigns.
  3. 1356–1360Yingtian Prefecture · NanjingAfter the capture of Jiqing, Tang He took part in defending Yingtian and campaigning against surrounding prefectures and counties, serving as an important general in Zhu Yuanzhang's wars to unify Jiangnan, fighting alongside Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and others.

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