Uprisings of the Qin dynasty, including Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's Dazexiang uprising.
Date
August or September 209 BC[1] – c.January 208 BC[2]
Location
Henan, China
Result
Qin victory
Belligerents
Rebel forces
Qin empire
Commanders and leaders
Chen Sheng †
Wu Guang †
Zhang Han
Strength
900
Unknown
Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Uprising (1973) by Yao Youduo
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. Led by Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, the uprising was unsuccessful.
^Volume 48 of Records of the Grand Historian dated the start of the uprising to the 7th month of the 1st year of the reign of Qin Er Shi. This corresponds to 9 Aug to 7 Sep 209 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar. (二世元年七月，发闾左适戍渔阳，九百人屯大泽乡。...) Shiji, vol.48
^According to volume 48 of Records of the Grand Historian, Chen Sheng died in the 12th month of the 1st year of the reign of Qin Er Shi. This corresponds to 4 Jan to 1 Feb 208 BC in the proleptic Julian calendar. ([二世元年]腊月，陈王之汝阴，还至下城父，其御庄贾杀以降秦.）Shiji, vol.48
^Hong Liu (2015). The Chinese Strategic Mind. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 145. ISBN 9781783474141.
^Joshua Zhang, James D. Wright (2018). Violence, Periodization and Definition of the Cultural Revolution: A Case Study of Two Deaths by the Red Guards. BRILL. ISBN 9789004360471.
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