Jingyuan Mutiny

In 783 Yáo Lìngyán (姚令言), jiedushi of Jingyuan, and his 5,000 troops arrived in Chang'an (Xi'an, Shaanxi) on their way to fight Lǐ Xīliè (李希烈) in Henan. The troops mutinied in reaction to the poor treatment they had received, forcing Tang Dezong to flee Chang'an. After installing Zhū Cí (朱泚), an ousted general, as emperor, the rebels were defeated by Lǐ Shèng (李晟) in 784.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Xiong, Victor Cunrui (2009). Historical Dictionary of Medieval China. United States of America: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. pp. 260–261. ISBN 978-0-8108-6053-7.
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