Ni Wenjun

Ni Wenjun (Chinese: 倪文俊; died 1357) was a rebel leader of the Red Turban Rebellions who fought against the Yuan dynasty in the 1360s.

Ni Wenjun was born in Huangpi to a fishing family; he promoted legends about himself, including the story that a white tiger appeared in his mother's bedchamber at the moment of his birth.^[1] He established a regional polity around Hanyang (modern day Wuhan) and invited Xu Shouhui to include Hanyang in the areas under Red Turban control.^[2] As an early supporter of the Tianwan cause, he was given the post of chengxiang (prime minister) in the Qishui court.^[1]

One of Ni's famous subordinates was Chen Youliang, who later founded the short-lived Chen Han dynasty. Ni Wenjun was later trapped and assassinated by Chen Youliang in 1357, who sought to thwart Ni's intended coup against their commander, Xu Shouhui.^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Rowe, William T. (2007). Crimson Rain: Seven Centuries of Violence in a Chinese County. Stanford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8047-5496-5.
^ ^a ^b Robinson, David M. (2022-03-31). Korea and the Fall of the Mongol Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-009-09896-0.
^ Santangelo, Paolo (2013-07-04). Zibuyu, “What The Master Would Not Discuss”, according to Yuan Mei (1716 - 1798): A Collection of Supernatural Stories (2 vols). BRILL. p. 595. ISBN 978-90-04-21628-0.

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[:0-1] Rowe, William T. (2007). Crimson Rain: Seven Centuries of Violence in a Chinese County. Stanford University Press. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-8047-5496-5.

[:1-2] Robinson, David M. (2022-03-31). Korea and the Fall of the Mongol Empire. Cambridge University Press. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-009-09896-0.

[3] Santangelo, Paolo (2013-07-04). Zibuyu, “What The Master Would Not Discuss”, according to Yuan Mei (1716 - 1798): A Collection of Supernatural Stories (2 vols). BRILL. p. 595. ISBN 978-90-04-21628-0.

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