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Tianli Rebellion (1328–1330)

Type Event Region Asia Time 1328–1330

From 1328 to 1330, Yuan Wenzong Tugh Temür and Yuan Mingzong Külüg Temür clashed over the succession pact of Wuzong and Renzong and rival capital fac…

Timeline

  1. 1328Dadu · North ChinaAfter Emperor Taiding's death in 1328, Tugh Temür, second son of Wuzong, was raised to the throne at Dadu, adopting the era name Tianli, forming a north–south standoff with his brother Külüg Temür far away at Shangdu.
  2. 1328Karakorum · MongoliaKülüg Temür, eldest son of Wuzong, was raised to the throne on the steppe, taking the temple name Mingzong, and stood opposed to Wenzong as the Tianli civil conflict erupted in full.
  3. 1329En route from Karakorum to Dadu · Inner MongoliaIn 1329 Wenzong sent envoys to welcome Mingzong and announced his abdication; Mingzong marched south to court but died suddenly in August at Wanghuchadu (north of present-day Zhenglan Banner, Inner Mongolia), the cause of death disputed.
  4. 1329–1330Dadu · North ChinaAfter Mingzong's death, Wenzong took the throne again under the era name Tianli; by 1330, El Temür and other powerful ministers suppressed remaining resistance, largely ending the Tianli Rebellion, though rifts among the Yuan imperial clan ran deep.

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