Overview
Huang Chao was a rebel.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 883 中和三年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 116-118
- AD 885 五年八月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 233
- AD 884 四年四月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 130
- AD 883 to AD 884 圍陳三百日Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 120, 127-128
- AD 880 to AD 881 黃巢陷長安Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 106, 109
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Rebelled againstDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 106
Events and relationships
- Camp routed and siege of Chen liftedAD 884 四年四月 · Military · DefeatedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 130
- Led masses east, held Yin River, joined Qin Zongquan to attack WankiuDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 120
- Pinched in Chang'an, food exhausted, planned eastward flight and sent Meng KaiAD 883 中和三年 · Military · PlannerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 116
- Raised Eight Immortals camp north of Chen like palaces, stocked offices and stores; Cai supplied armor; besieged Chen 300 days, hundreds of battlesAD 883 to AD 884 圍陳三百日 · Military · Besieger · At Chen 陳州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 127-128
- Took Chang'an; emperor fled to ShuDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 106
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 106
References in the histories
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