Precursors to the Late Yuan Red Turban Uprising

Timeline

1. 1325Xizhou · HenanZhao Chousi and Guo Pusa of Xizhou, Henan, gathered followers through the White Lotus Society, proclaiming that Maitreya Buddha would rule the world — a precursor to the large-scale popular uprisings of the late Yuan.
2. 1335–1337Dadu · North ChinaEmperor Shun changed the era name to Zhizyuan in the eleventh month of 1335. Thereafter, natural disasters, famine, and paper-money depreciation intertwined; in the third year of Zhizyuan, uprisings by Bang Hu at Chenzhou, Zhu Guangqing at Zengcheng, and the Yao in Guangxi broke out in succession, and White Lotus secret-society activity intensified.
3. 1338Yuanzhou · JiangxiPeng Yingyu and Zhou Ziwang organized a White Lotus uprising at Yuanzhou, which was quickly suppressed; Peng fled to western Huai and later joined the Qizhou uprising, establishing the Tianming regime, forming a counterpart to the Han Shantong–Liu Futong system in the north.