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'''Wu Guang''' ({{zh|t=吳廣}}; died 208 BC) was a leader of the first rebellion against ] during the reign of ], following the death of ]. Less is known about him than ]. |
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'''Wu Guang''' (died 208 BC) was a leader of the first rebellion against ] during the reign of the second Qin emperor ]. |
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Wu was born in Yangxia (in present-day ], ]). In 209 BC, he was a military captain along with ] when the two of them were ordered to lead 900 soldiers to Yuyang (in present-day ]) to help defend the northern border against ]. Due to storms, it became clear that they could not get to Yuyang by the deadline, and according to law, if soldiers could not get to their posts on time, they would be executed. Chen and Wu, believing that they were doomed, led their soldiers to start a rebellion. They announced that ], the ] of Qin, who had wrongly been forced to commit suicide, and ] (項燕), a general of ], had not died and were joining their cause. They also declared the reestablishment of Chu. |
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Wu Guang was born in Yangxia (陽夏; present-day ], ], ]). In 209 BC, he was a military captain along with ] when the two of them were ordered to lead 900 soldiers to Yuyang (漁陽; southwest of present-day ], ]) to help defend the northern border against ]. Due to storms, it became clear that they could not get to Yuyang by the deadline, and according to law, if soldiers could not get to their posts on time, they would be executed. Chen Sheng and Wu Guang, believing that they were doomed, led their soldiers to start a rebellion. They announced that ], the crown prince of Qin, who had wrongly been forced to commit suicide, and ] (項燕), a general of ], had not died and were joining their cause. They also declared the reestablishment of Chu. |
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Using 900 men to resist an empire seemed to be a suicidal move, but the people, who had felt deeply oppressed by the Qin regime, joined Chen and Wu's cause quickly. Soon, there were people asking Chen to declare himself the King of ]. Against the advice of ] and ], Chen Sheng declared himself as such, rather than, as according to their advice, seek out a descendant of Chu's royal house to be the prince. |
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Using 900 men to resist an empire seemed to be a suicidal move, but the people, who had felt deeply oppressed by the Qin regime, joined Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's cause quickly. Soon, there were people asking Chen Sheng to declare himself "King of ]". Against the advice of ] and ], Chen Sheng declared himself "King of Rising Chu" (張楚王). |
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After Chen Sheng set up his capital at Chenqiu (in present-day Zhoukou, Henan), he appointed Wu as acting King of Chu and ordered Wu to head west toward Qin proper. Wu's forces, however, became bogged down while laying siege to Yingyang (in present-day ], Henan). Wu's generals became concerned that Qin reinforcements under ] would soon arrive and attack them on two sides. They wanted to change Wu's plans, end the siege of Yingyang, and face Zhang's forces directly. Unconvinced that Wu would change his plans, they assassinated Wu and took over the army. |
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After Chen Sheng set up his capital at Chen County (陳縣; in present-day ], Henan), he appointed Wu Guang as acting-'King of Chu' and ordered Wu to head west toward Qin proper. Wu Guang's forces, however, became bogged down while laying siege to Xingyang (滎陽; northeast of present-day ], Henan). Wu Guang's generals became concerned that Qin reinforcements under ] would soon arrive and attack them on two sides. They wanted to change Wu Guang's plans, end the siege of Xingyang, and face Zhang Han's forces directly. Unconvinced that Wu Guang would change his plans, they assassinated Wu and took over the army. |
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Using 900 men to resist an empire seemed to be a suicidal move, but the people, who had felt deeply oppressed by the Qin regime, joined Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's cause quickly. Soon, there were people asking Chen Sheng to declare himself "King of Chu". Against the advice of Zhang Er and Chen Yu, Chen Sheng declared himself "King of Rising Chu" (張楚王).
