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Ming Yuzhen's Huguang Uprising

Type Event Region China Time 1358

In 1358 Red Turban general Ming Yuzhen launched a major campaign from his Suizhou base, taking Kuizhou and Yuzhou, laying the foundation for his sepa…

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  1. 1358Suizhou · SuizhouMing Yuzhen led his forces from the Red Turban base at Suizhou, ordered on a western campaign targeting strategic points such as Kuizhou and Yuzhou, opening the western front of the Huguang offensive.
  2. 1358Yuzhou · YuzhouMing Yuzhen's forces successively took Kuizhou and Yuzhou, defeating Yuan general Langhan Tiemuer and other defenders, controlling key passes on the upper Yangtze and extending his power from Huguang into eastern Sichuan.
  3. 1358Chongqing · ChongqingCentered on Chongqing, Ming Yuzhen reorganized military and civil affairs and won over the populace, consolidating his base in eastern Sichuan while maintaining a nominal subordinate relationship with Xu Shouhui's Tianwan regime, laying the foundation for later establishing Xia independently.

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