Overview
Wu Yi was a rebel and Religious Leader.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 920 貞明六年冬十月Executed by beheading · At capital marketplace 都市Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 48, 57
- AD 920 贞明六年冬十月ExecutedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 64
Attested activity
- AD 920 貞明六年冬十月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 48, 57
- AD 920 贞明六年冬十月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 64
- AD 920 贞明六年秋七月Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 62
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Son of Heaven 天子Proclaimed emperor by his followersDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 56
- Captured, fettered, sent to the capital, and beheaded in the marketplaceCo Captives Count: more than eighty leadersDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 57
Events and relationships
- Declared himself emperorAD 920 贞明六年秋七月 · Political · Rebel claimant · At Chenzhou 陳州Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 62
- Rebellion · Leader · Actions led a band that grew to about one thousand, pillaged villages, linked with Huai groups, defeated prefectural forces · Places Chen, Ying, CaiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 53-56
References in the histories
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