Dazexiang Uprising

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The Dazexiang Uprising was a large-scale peasant revolt in 209 BCE that helped trigger the collapse of the Qin dynasty and paved the way for the rise of the Han dynasty in China.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
peasant revolt ⓘ
rebellion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Chen Sheng–Wu Guang Uprising ⓘ
linked to: Dazexiang Uprising

Uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang ⓘ
linked to: Dazexiang Uprising
cause fear of execution for failing to arrive on time for military service ⓘ
harsh laws of the Qin dynasty ⓘ
heavy corvée labor under the Qin dynasty ⓘ
strict collective punishment system of the Qin dynasty ⓘ
country Qin dynasty ⓘ
date 209 BCE ⓘ
declaredTitleOfLeader King of Zhangchu ⓘ
describedIn Shiji by Sima Qian ⓘ
duration short-lived ⓘ
endCause defeat by Qin forces ⓘ
internal conflicts among rebels ⓘ
follows unification of China by Qin Shi Huang ⓘ
hasEffectOn legitimacy of Qin rule ⓘ
subsequent peasant uprisings in Chinese history ⓘ
hasParticipant local garrison soldiers ⓘ
peasants conscripted for Qin military service ⓘ
historicalPeriod late Qin dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Qin dynasty
languageContext Classical Chinese ⓘ
leader Chen Sheng ⓘ
Wu Guang ⓘ
location Chu commandery ⓘ
Dazexiang ⓘ
present-day Suzhou, Anhui ⓘ
mottoOrSlogan King of Chu, Chen Sheng ⓘ
linked to: King of Zhangchu
opponent Qin dynasty ⓘ
Qin imperial forces ⓘ
linked to: Qin army
partOf rebellions against the Qin dynasty ⓘ
precedes Chu–Han Contention ⓘ
founding of the Han dynasty ⓘ
region Central China ⓘ
relatedWork Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
result establishment of short-lived rebel regimes ⓘ
paving the way for the rise of the Han dynasty ⓘ
spread of anti-Qin rebellions across China ⓘ
weakening of the Qin dynasty ⓘ
significance considered a precursor to the Chu–Han Contention ⓘ
first large-scale peasant uprising against the Qin dynasty ⓘ
helped trigger the collapse of the Qin dynasty ⓘ
year 209 BCE ⓘ

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Qin dynasty → majorConflict → Dazexiang Uprising ⓘ
Dazexiang Uprising → alsoKnownAs → Uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang ⓘ
linked to: Dazexiang Uprising
Dazexiang Uprising → alsoKnownAs → Chen Sheng–Wu Guang Uprising ⓘ
linked to: Dazexiang Uprising
Qin Er Shi → conflict → Dazexiang Uprising ⓘ
Dazexiang → associatedWithEvent → Dazexiang Uprising ⓘ
King of Zhangchu → appliedDuringEvent → Dazexiang Uprising ⓘ
King of Zhangchu → partOf → Dazexiang Uprising ⓘ
Wu Guang → coLeaderOf → Dazexiang Uprising ⓘ