The Changsha coup was a mutiny in
Changsha
Changsha is the capital of Hunan, China. It is the 15th most populous city in China with a population of 10,513,100, the Central China#Cities with urban area over one million in population, third-most populous city in Central China, and the ...
on the evening of May 21, 1927. It was led by Xu Keqiang (), a regiment commander under General
Tang Shengzhi. Up to "several thousands" of peasants were killed in the coup.
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1927 in China
Chinese Communist Revolution
May 1927 in Asia
Military coups in China