Wu Guang

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Wu Guang was a Qin dynasty rebel leader who, alongside Chen Sheng, initiated one of the first major uprisings that contributed to the dynasty’s downfall.

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Wu Guang canonical 3

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Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinese person ⓘ
Qin dynasty person ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
rebel leader ⓘ
activeDuring Qin dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithEvent downfall of the Qin dynasty ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed by his own followers ⓘ
causeOfRebellion harsh rule of the Qin dynasty ⓘ
strict laws and heavy labor conscription ⓘ
coLeaderOf Dazexiang Uprising ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Qin dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup Han Chinese ⓘ
familyName Wu ⓘ
givenName Guang ⓘ
historicalSource Sima Qian’s Shiji ⓘ
influenced subsequent anti-Qin rebellions ⓘ
language Old Chinese ⓘ
legacy early symbol of resistance to tyranny in Chinese history ⓘ
mannerOfDeath assassination ⓘ
mentionedIn Records of the Grand Historian ⓘ
militaryRankBeforeRevolt low-ranking officer ⓘ
movement anti-Qin rebellion ⓘ
name Wu Guang ⓘ
notableFor co-leading the Dazexiang Uprising ⓘ
leading an uprising against the Qin dynasty ⓘ
occupation military leader ⓘ
rebel ⓘ
partnerInRebellionWith Chen Sheng ⓘ
politicalAlignment anti-Qin ⓘ
regionOfActivity Chu region ⓘ
linked to: Xiang region

eastern China ⓘ
roleInUprising military commander ⓘ
political leader ⓘ
socialStatusBeforeRevolt commoner ⓘ
timePeriod late 3rd century BCE ⓘ

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

Dazexiang Uprising → leader → Wu Guang ⓘ
Wu Guang → name → Wu Guang ⓘ