Miao Rebellions (Ming dynasty)

Miao rebellions (Ming Dynasty)
Date 14th century, 15th century Location Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, Huguang Result Ming victory
Belligerents
Ming dynasty	Miao, Yao and other indigenous rebels
Commanders and leaders
Hongwu Emperor Grand General of South-Pacifying Post of the Nation- Hala Bashi Zhengtong Emperor Li Chen
Strength
Thousands of Han Chinese, Chinese Muslim, and Uyghur troops 1,000 Mongol cavalry archers	Thousands of Miao, Yao and other indigenous rebels
Casualties and losses
	Tens of thousands of rebels killed, thousands of castrations

The Miao rebellions were a series of rebellions of the Miao and other indigenous tribes of southern China against the Ming Dynasty. The Ming defeated the rebels with overwhelming force. Later, under the Qing Dynasty, another series of Miao rebellions broke out.

In one of the first Miao revolts, in the 1370s, several thousand Uyghur warriors from Turpan were sent by the Ming Hongwu Emperor to defeat Miao rebels in Taoyuan County of Changde, Hunan (at the time Hunan was part of Huguang province). The Uyghurs were all given titles and allowed to live in Changde, Hunan. The title of the Uyghur commander was "Grand General of South-Pacifying Post of the Nation"simplified Chinese: 镇国定南大将军; traditional Chinese: 鎮國定南大將軍; pinyin: zhèn guó dìngnán dàjiàng jūn The Uyghurs were led by Gen. Hala Bashi, who was awarded titles by the Ming Hongwu Emperor and the surname Jian (simplified Chinese: 简; traditional Chinese: 簡; pinyin: Jiǎn). They live in Taoyuan County of Hunan province to this day.Chinese Muslim troops were also used by the Ming Dynasty to defeat the Miao and other indigenous rebels in the area, and were also settled in Changde, Hunan, where their descendants still live.

On May 4, 1449, the Miao revolted again. The Ming military sent Gen. Wang Ji to destroy the rebels. the Miao rebellions spread through Huguang and Guizhou.Guizhou was ransacked in 1459 by and 1460 by government forces, who looted the town and sold many of the residents into slavery. The eunuch Yuan Rangyang was appointed Grand Defender of Huguang and Guizhou.

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