Uprisings of Huang Peng and Others

Timeline

1. 1129Jiangnan · JiangnanAfter the Jingkang Incident, large numbers of northerners migrated south; Jiangnan taxes and corvée surged and officials extorted ruthlessly. The Jin invasion and Song army routs further collapsed local order; the people could not endure, and bandits rose everywhere.
2. 1129Circuits of Jiangnan · JiangnanArmed uprisings led by Huang Peng and others operated in Jiangnan, attacking prefectures and counties, seizing grain and supplies, and clashing with government troops. Some rebels also merged into larger armed separatist forces such as those of Zhong Xiang and Yang Yao, further chaotic the Jiangnan situation.
3. 1129–1130Jiangnan · JiangnanThe Southern Song dispatched generals to campaign and offered amnesty; Huang Peng's followers either surrendered or dispersed. The court used this to strengthen the powers of pacification commissioners in the circuits, reform administration, and remit some taxes to quell grievances, but the problem of popular armed forces in Jiangnan was not fundamentally solved.