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Chaghan Temür's Suppression of the Red Turbans
In 1358 Yuan general Chaghan Temür recaptured Bianliang and Runing, dealing a heavy blow to Liu Futong's central Red Turban force and being made Hena…
Timeline
- 1358Yingzhou · YingzhouChaghan Temür marched out from Shanzhou, joined forces with Yuan generals such as Boluo Temür, reorganized cavalry and infantry in northern Henan, and prepared a large-scale counteroffensive against the Red Turbans entrenched in the Central Plains.
- 1358Bianliang · BianliangChaghan Temür's forces successively took the strategic strongholds of Bianliang and Runing, routed the main force of Liu Futong's central Red Turban army, recovered the heartland of the Central Plains, and forced the Red Turban regime to move north.
- 1358Bianliang · BianliangEmperor Shun of Yuan enfeoffed Chaghan Temür as Henan provincial chancellor for his merits; his military prestige shook the realm, making him the core armed force the Yuan court relied upon, though separatist forces in the south and elsewhere remained hard to subdue.
Sources
- 《元史·察罕帖木儿传》
- 《元史·顺帝本纪》