Overview
Dong Chang was a warlord and Rebel.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 895 乾寧二年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 54
- AD 887 光啟三年Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 39
Career and standing
- military governor of Yue prefecture 越州觀察使AD 887 光啟三年 · AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 39
- military governor of the Weisheng Army 威勝軍節度使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 48
- Prince of Longxi Commandery 隴西郡王At Longxi 隴西 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 48
- Prince of Longxi 隴西郡王EnfeoffedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 48
- EnteredAD 895 乾寧二年 · RebelDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 54
- Emperor 皇帝AD 895 乾寧二年 · State Luoping 羅平 · Reign Title Shuntian 順天Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 59
Places and affiliations
- Luoping 羅平Relation FoundedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 59
- Tang 唐Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passages 39, 48
- At Yue prefecture 越州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 39
Works and attributed material
- informed Qian Liu of his accessionDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 63
- This villain spurned my favor in an enlightened age! The rank of the Three Excellencies was his for the taking—yet he chose to throw his life away!Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 61
Events and relationships
- Declared himself emperor, named the realm Luoping, and adopted the reign title ShuntianAD 895 乾寧二年 · Political · UsurperDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 59
- Had Huang Jie beheaded and tossed the head into a privy pitDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passages 61-62
- Rebelled at YuezhouAD 895 乾寧二年 · Political · Rebel · At Yuezhou 越州Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 54
- Split forces into yellow clad center and white clad outer armies inscribed Returning to RighteousnessMilitary · OrganizerDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 60
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment naturally dim-witted and incapable of judgment; decided lawsuits by dice · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 55
- When hearing lawsuits he tossed dice and declared the winning side in the right.JudgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 67, passage 55
References in the histories
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