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Yuwen Huaji's Jiangdu mutiny and murder of Emperor Yang of Sui

Type Event Region China Time 618

In April 618 CE, the Xiaoguo troops at Jiangdu mutinied over long service and lack of pay;…

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  1. 618Jiangdu · JiangsuEmperor Yang was stationed at Jiangdu; the Xiaoguo soldiers had long been garrisoned in the north and longed to return west of the passes, and pay and provisions were cut off; Yuwen Huaji, Sima Dekan and others secretly conspired and resolved to launch a mutiny to force the palace.
  2. 618Jiangdu palace city · JiangsuThe rebel forces stormed the palace city; Emperor Yang was strangled to death in the Jiangdu palace, ending the Sui emperor's legitimate symbol at Jiangdu, and the news shook the realm when it spread.
  3. 618Route from Jiangdu to Pengcheng · JiangsuYuwen Huaji enthroned Hao, Prince of Qin, as emperor and led his followers north back toward Guanzhong, fighting various forces along the way; he failed to restore Sui authority and instead intensified the fragmentation and warfare.

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