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The Chen Sheng and Wu Guang uprising (simplified Chinese: 陈胜吴广起义; traditional Chinese: 陳勝吳廣起義; pinyin: Chén Shèng Wú Guǎng Qǐyì), August 209 B.C.– January 208 B.C., [3] [4] was the first uprising against the Qin dynasty following the death of Qin Shi Huang.
Chen Sheng was born in Yangcheng (陽城; in present-day Fangcheng County, Henan).In August or September 209 BC, [4] he was a military captain along with Wu Guang when the two of them were ordered to lead 900 soldiers to Yuyang (漁陽; southwest of present-day Miyun County, Beijing) to help defend the northern border against Xiongnu.
Wu Guang was born in Yangxia (陽夏; present-day Taikang County, Zhoukou, Henan), and his courtesy name was Shu. [2] In August or September 209 BC, [3] he was a military captain along with Chen Sheng when the two of them were ordered to lead 900 soldiers to Yuyang (漁陽; southwest of present-day Miyun County, Beijing) to help defend the northern border against Xiongnu.
In 209 BC, about a year after Ying Zheng's death, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang staged an uprising to overthrow the Qin dynasty due to the Qin government's brutal and oppressive policies. Although the revolt was crushed by Qin imperial forces, several other rebellions erupted throughout the Qin Empire over the next three years.
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were both army officers who were ordered to lead their bands of commoner soldiers north to participate in the defense of Yuyang (漁陽). However, they were stopped halfway in Dazexiang, Qixian (modern Suzhou, Anhui ) by a severe rainstorm and flooding.
Dazexiang uprising: Chen Sheng and Wu Guang lead a rebellion against the Qin dynasty. 207 BCE Battle of Julu: A rebel coalition army led by Xiang Yu defeats Qin forces.
Dazexiang uprising: China: Villagers led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang: The uprising was put down by Qin forces, Chen and Wu were assassinated by their own men. [27] 206 BC Liu Bang's Insurrection: China: Han forces: The Qin dynasty is overthrown in a popular revolt and after a period of contention, Liu Bang is crowned Emperor of the Han dynasty ...
The people of Chen adopted the name of their former state as their surname. [9] [10] At the end of the Qin dynasty, Chen Sheng initiated the Chen Sheng Wu Guang uprising that overthrew the Qin and paved the way for the Han dynasty, one of China's golden ages. [11] [12]