Zhao Pusheng's Qizhou Uprising

Timeline

1. 1353Qishui · Middle YangtzeZhao Pusheng was originally a fisherman from Qishui. With heavy taxes and corvée in the late Yuan leaving the people destitute, he gathered followers and rose in revolt, using red turbans as his emblem, contacting local fishermen, boatmen, and displaced people, preparing to attack Qizhou.
2. 1353Qizhou · Middle YangtzeZhao Pusheng's forces captured Qizhou city, killing defending commander Li Liang, and held the city independently. Qizhou controlled the Yangtze and Fushui waterways, and after the uprising's success Zhao Pusheng became one of the core Red Turban commanders in eastern Hubei.
3. 1353Qizhou · Middle YangtzeAfter taking Qizhou, Zhao Pusheng coordinated with Xu Shouhui's Tianwan regime already active around Huangzhou and Qishui, was entrusted with important military and political duties, and his forces became a key pillar of the Tianwan regime on the middle Yangtze.