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Nan-Gan Rebellion
In 1512, large-scale uprisings and banditry broke out in the Nan-Gan region of southern Jiangxi, with local mountain folk, vagrants, and miners risin…
Timeline
- 1512mountainous southern Ganzhoun · southern GanzhouIn the seventh year of Zhengde, local mountain folk, miners, and vagrants in Nan-Gan gathered in revolt, raiding the countryside, with their forces quickly spreading to the counties of Ganzhou Prefecture and the Fujian-Guangdong borderlands.
- 1512Ganzhou Prefecture · JiangxiThe court ordered local civil and military officials to lead troops in suppression, but the rebels held strongpoints, built stockades, and fought mobile campaigns; the government forces could not fully pacify them, and Nan-Gan fell into prolonged turmoil.
Sources
- 明史·卷四十三·志第十九·地理四(江西) — 张廷玉等 (1739)
- 明实录·武宗实录