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Chenqiao Mutiny

960 CE · 10th century · Also known as Chen Qiao Mutiny

The Chenqiao Mutiny was the coup of 960 CE in which troops of the Later Zhou commander Zhao Kuangyin draped him in the imperial yellow robe and proclaimed him emperor. Zhao took the reign name Taizu. The event marked the foundation of the Song Dynasty.

Chenqiao Mutiny
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