Red Turban Rebellions

E190521

civil war historical event rebellion uprising

The Red Turban Rebellions were a series of 14th-century uprisings in China that helped topple the Yuan dynasty and paved the way for the founding of the Ming dynasty.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Red Turban Rebellion	4
Red Turban Rebellions canonical	2
Red Turban Rebellion in Fujian	1
Red Turban Rebellion in Guangdong	1
Red Turban Rebellion in Hubei	1
Red Turban Rebellion in Jiangxi	1
Red Turban Rebellion in the Huai River region	1
Red Turban Rebellion in the Yangtze River region	1
Red Turban Uprisings	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civil war ⓘ historical event ⓘ rebellion ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Red Turban Rebellions ⓘ surface form: Red Turban Uprisings
cause	corruption in Yuan administration ⓘ ethnic tensions between Mongol rulers and Han Chinese majority ⓘ famine in 14th-century China ⓘ flooding of the Yellow River ⓘ heavy taxation under the Yuan dynasty ⓘ outbreaks of plague and disease ⓘ widespread peasant poverty ⓘ
chronology	preceded the founding of the Ming dynasty in 1368 ⓘ
conflictType	peasant rebellion ⓘ religiously inspired revolt ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
endTime	1368 ⓘ
hasEffect	collapse of Mongol rule in China ⓘ founding of the Ming dynasty ⓘ massive demographic and economic disruption in China ⓘ overthrow of the Yuan dynasty ⓘ rise of Zhu Yuanzhang as Hongwu Emperor ⓘ shift of political power from Mongols to Han Chinese elites ⓘ
hasPart	Red Turban Rebellions self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Red Turban Rebellion in Fujian Red Turban Rebellions self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Red Turban Rebellion in Guangdong Red Turban Rebellions self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Red Turban Rebellion in Hubei Red Turban Rebellions self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Red Turban Rebellion in Jiangxi Red Turban Rebellions self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Red Turban Rebellion in the Huai River region Red Turban Rebellions self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Red Turban Rebellion in the Yangtze River region
historicalContext	transition from Yuan to Ming dynasty ⓘ
historicalPeriod	14th century ⓘ
location	Central China ⓘ North China ⓘ southern China ⓘ surface form: South China Yuan dynasty ⓘ surface form: Yuan dynasty China
opponent	Mongol ruling elite in China ⓘ Yuan dynasty ⓘ
participant	Buddhist millenarian movements ⓘ Chen Youliang ⓘ Han Chinese peasantry ⓘ Liu Futong ⓘ White Lotus–inspired religious groups ⓘ Xu Shouhui ⓘ Zhang Shicheng ⓘ Hongwu Emperor ⓘ surface form: Zhu Yuanzhang secret societies ⓘ
partOf	late Yuan dynasty crises ⓘ
religiousIdeology	Manichaean-influenced beliefs ⓘ White Lotus teachings ⓘ millenarian Buddhism ⓘ
startTime	1351 ⓘ
symbol	red headscarves worn by rebels ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ming dynasty → precededBy → Red Turban Rebellions ⓘ

Yuan dynasty → endCause → Red Turban Rebellions ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Turban Rebellion

Hongwu Emperor → notableBattle → Red Turban Rebellions ⓘ

this entity surface form: Red Turban Rebellion