Chen Sheng
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Chen Sheng was a Chinese rebel leader who helped spark the fall of the Qin dynasty by initiating one of the first large-scale peasant uprisings in Chinese history.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese person
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ peasant rebel ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity | ancient China ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fall of the Qin dynasty
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peasant resistance to imperial rule ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | early anti-Qin rebellions ⓘ |
| causeOfRebellion |
harsh rule of the Qin dynasty
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heavy corvée labor and military conscription under Qin ⓘ severe legalist punishments under Qin law ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Qin dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to weakening Qin rule
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leader of one of the first large-scale peasant uprisings in Chinese history ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Chinese views of peasant uprisings
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subsequent anti-Qin rebellions ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadershipStyle | military rebellion ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
records of Qin and early Han history
ⓘ
traditional Chinese historiography ⓘ |
| movement | peasant rebellion ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Chinese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping to spark the fall of the Qin dynasty
ⓘ
leading an early large-scale peasant uprising against the Qin dynasty ⓘ |
| occupation |
military leader
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rebel commander ⓘ |
| opponent |
Qin dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Qin imperial authorities ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | precursor to later dynastic change from Qin to Han ⓘ |
| socialBackground | peasant ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
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