Sui and Tang · Rebel

Huang Chao 黃巢

Attested AD 875 - AD 884

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Huang Chao was a rebel.

IdentityHistorical · Male
RolesRebel

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  • Rebellion scattered court instruments
    AD 875 to AD 884 黃巢之亂 · Military · Rebel · Mode quotation
    Directly stated · History of Jin 39, passage 14

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History of Jin, Chapter 39Volume 39 Treatises 20: Music 1: Formal Music, Court Music, Wind Instrument Music, Our Own Court Music · 1 passage
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唐興，因隋樂不改，及黃巢之亂，樂縣散失，太常博士殷盈孫以周法鑄穀鐘、編鐘，處士蕭承訓等校石磐，合而奏之。 When the Tang rose, they retained Sui music unchanged. During Huang Chao's rebellion the court instruments were scattered and lost. The Court of Imperial Sacrifices academician Yin Yingsun recast grain bells and chime-bells by Zhou methods, while the reclusive scholar Xiao Chengxun and others retuned stone chimes, and the restored ensemble was played together once more.