The Daze Uprising or the Uprising of Chen Sheng and Wu Guang was a rebellion that ranged from 209 to 208 BC. in China took place at the time of the Qin dynasty.
The uprising began in 209 BC. when the farmers Chen Sheng and Wu Guang had to march to Yuyang (in present Beijing) together with 900 other conscientious farmers from the town of Daze (in the present province of Henan). They were forgotten to report that this delay had been caused by heavy rainfall. Since violations of this duty of reporting were already subject to the death penalty in accordance with the strict rules already in force, they decided to resurrect instead of a certain death. This was the first major peasant revolt in China's history, which was co-founded in Chen Sheng's view that nobody could claim high-ranking positions at birth because of membership of the nobility, and would therefore be entitled to suppress the peasant population.
The insurgents conquered different municipalities in the current provinces of Anhui and Henan. When they had grown to 600-700 chariots, 1000 riders and tens of thousands of foot soldiers, Chen Sheng was sure enough to proclaim his own state Zhang Chu. This caused even more farmers across the country to cast off the yoke. Chen Sheng established its headquarters in Chenxian (the current Huaiyang in Henan Province). Before the attack, he decided to divide his army into three. Wu Guang led an attack to the strategically important Xingyang (in the present province of Henan). Another attack under Wu Cheng, Zhang Er and Chen Yu led across the river Huanghe and was aimed at the area of the present province of Hebei. A third attack under Hang Wen had the imperial capital Xianyang in sight.
The triple attack ran disastrously for the insurgents. Zhou Wen was destroyed by Qin General Zhang Han at the River Xishui (in Shaanxi's present province) and committed suicide. Wu Guang was murdered and Zhang Han re-completed Xingyang completely. After Zhang Han went up to Xingyang, Chen Sheng was also in 208 BC. murdered. Literature
Bai Shouyi, An outline of the history of China (2008). Foreign Languages Press.
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