In 783, (姚令言),
jiedushi
The ''jiedushi'' (, Old Turkic: Tarduş) or jiedu, was a regional military governor in China; the title was established in the Tang dynasty and abolished in the Yuan dynasty. The post of ''jiedushi'' has been translated as "military commissi ...
of
Jingyuan, and his 5,000 troops arrived in
Chang'an
Chang'an (; zh, t=長安, s=长安, p=Cháng'ān, first=t) is the traditional name of the city now named Xi'an and was the capital of several Chinese dynasties, ranging from 202 BCE to 907 CE. The site has been inhabited since Neolithic time ...
(Xi'an, Shaanxi) on their way to fight
Lǐ Xīliè Lǐ is a transliteration from Chinese and may refer to:
* Li (surname 李)
* Li (unit)
''Li'' or ri (, ''lǐ'', or , ''shìlǐ''), also known as the Chinese mile, is a traditional Chinese unit of distance. The ''li'' has varied considerably ov ...
(李希烈) in
Henan
Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...
. The troops mutinied in reaction to the poor treatment they had received, forcing
Tang Dezong
Emperor Dezong of Tang (27 May 742According to Li Kuo's biography in the ''Old Book of Tang'', he was born on the ''guisi'' day in the 4th month of the 1st year of the ''Tianbao'' era of Tang Xuanzong's reign. This date corresponds to 27 May 74 ...
to flee Chang'an. After installing
Zhu Ci
Zhu Ci (; 742–784) was a Chinese military general, monarch, and rebel during the Tang dynasty. He initially served as military governor (''Jiedushi'') of Lulong Circuit (盧龍, headquartered in modern Beijing), but later became a general ...
(朱泚), an ousted general, as emperor, the rebels were defeated by
Lǐ Shèng (李晟) in 784.
[{{Cite book, title = Historical Dictionary of Medieval China, last = Xiong, first = Victor Cunrui, publisher = The Scarecrow Press, Inc., year = 2009, isbn = 978-0-8108-6053-7, location = United States of America, pages = 260–261]
References
Mutinies
Rebellions in the Tang dynasty
783
Military history of Shaanxi