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Shih Cheng Chang Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Shih Cheng Chang, based on 10 World History Database records associated with China.

10 records1353–136710 events5 places

Chronological biography

1353

Reballion of Raises a large peasant army1353
Warfare / Military

Raises a large peasant army. Leads a rebellion against the Mongol Yuan Dynasty

Reballion of Shih Cheng Chang1353
Revolution / Revolution of China

Leads a rebellion against the Mongol Yuan Dynasty

Siege of Yang-chou1353
Warfare / Military · Yang-chou

Fails to capture Yang-chou

1356

Capture of Hangchow1356
Warfare / Military · Hangchow

Captures Hangchow

Capture of Soochow1356
Warfare / Military · Soochow

Captures Soochow

Kingdom of Wu1356
Warfare / Military · Yangtze

Establishes the Kingdom of Wu on the lower Yangtze governing 10 million people

1357

Result of Surrender of Shih Cheng Chang1357
Warfare / Military

Chang submits to Mongol authority as pressure from nearby Ming rebels increases.

Rule of China1357
Warfare / Military

The growing power of nearby Ming rebels forces Chang to submit to the Mongols

Surrender of Shih Cheng Chang1357
Warfare / Military

The growing power of nearby Ming rebels forces Chang to submit to the Mongols

1367

Death of Shih Cheng Chang1367
Warfare / Civil War · Nanking

Flees to Nanking after being defeated by Chu & takes his own life

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.