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Chang Yuchun

Type Figure Region China Time 1330–1369 Also known as Chang Boren、Duke of E、Prince Kaiping

Chang Yuchun (1330–1369), courtesy name Boren, from Huaiyuan, was a founding general of the Ming dynasty who joined Zhu Yuanzhang in 1355, famed for …

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  1. 1330–1354Huaiyuan · HuaiyuanChang Yuchun was born to a farming family in Huaiyuan, of tall stature and exceptional strength. Amid the late Yuan upheavals, he first operated in local armed forces, not yet joining any large-scale rebel army.
  2. 1355Hezhou · HexianChang Yuchun went to Hezhou to meet Zhu Yuanzhang, claiming he could serve as vanguard and break a hundred thousand enemies. Zhu Yuanzhang tested his talent, and he was indeed valued for his bravery and strategy, becoming the foremost assault vanguard commander under Zhu's banner.
  3. 1356–1360Jiqing Circuit · NanjingIn 1356 Chang Yuchun and Xu Da captured Jiqing; over the following years he fought at Caishi, Taiping, Chizhou and elsewhere, repeatedly breaking Yuan forces and local warlords with swift assaults, rendering great service to Zhu Yuanzhang's consolidation of his Jiangnan base.

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