Zhong Xiang

Zhong Xiang ( 鐘 相  /  钟 相 , Zhōng Xiāng , Chung Hsiang ;?; † 1130 ) was a Chinese shaman, healer and rebel leader. In 1130, in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty , he led a peasant revolt in the area of Dongting Hu洞庭湖 Lake in Hunan Province and founded a Chu state, of which he made himself king.

After the execution of Zhong Xiang, Yang Yao ( 杨 幺 , Yang Yao ;?; 1135) took control. The uprising was put down in 1135.

literature

• Su Jinyuan 苏金源, Li Chunpu 李春圃: Songdai sanci nongmin qiyi shiliao huibian宋代 三次 农民 起义 史料 汇编 (collection of material on three peasant uprisings of the Song Dynasty). Beijing: Zhonghua shuju 1963

See also

• Yang Yao
• Kong Yanzhou
• Zhong Ang
• Yue Fei

Web links

• Between North and South. The Lake Rebellion in Hunan 1130–1135
• The Dongting Lake Peasant Uprising

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Zhong is the family name here, Xiang is the first name.