Huang Chao (黃巢) | 24 Histories

Overview

Huang Chao was a rebel.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 884 俱從黃巢，巢敗東走
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 141

Events and relationships

Defeated and fled east
AD 884 巢敗東走 · Military · Rebel leader
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 22, passage 141

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 22Volume 22 Later Liang Biographies 2: Kang Huaiying, Liu Xun, Niu Cunjie, Zhang Guiba, Wang Zhongshi, Xu Huaiyu · 1 passage

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歸霸少與其弟歸厚、歸弁俱從黃巢，巢敗東走，歸霸兄弟乃降梁。 As youths Guiba and his brothers Guihou and Guibian followed Huang Chao; when Chao broke and fled east they surrendered to Liang.