jul 20, 875 - Start of Huang Chao Rebellion

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The Huang Chao rebellion in 874–884 by the native Han rebel Huang Chao was an uprising that permanently destroyed the power of the Tang dynasty. The power of the jiedushi or provincial military governors increased greatly after imperial troops crushed the An Lushan Rebellion. The discipline of these generals also decayed as their power increased, the resentment of common people against the incapacity of the government grew, and their grievances exploded into several rebellions during the mid-9th century, from the Qiu Fu Uprising in 859, Pang Xun mutiny in 868, to finally, the Wang Xianzhi-Huang Chao rebellion. Many impoverished farmers, tax-burdened landowners and merchants, as well as many large salt smuggling operations, formed the base of the anti-government rebellions of this period. Huang Chao's rebellion greatly weakened Tang and eventually led to the demise of the Tang dynasty in 907, by Huang Chao's former follower Zhu Wen, when he usurped the throne from Emperor Ai of Tang and initiated several decades of civil war called "the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period".

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