Ming Yuzhen
Chinese rebel
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Ming Yuzhen was a general in the rebel Han regime during the decline of the Yuan dynasty in China. He led the Xia state in Sichuan, one of several regional powers that emerged as Yuan control weakened in the mid-14th century. These rebel movements, fueled by widespread famine and flooding, ultimately led to the collapse of the Yuan dynasty and the establishment of the Ming dynasty by Zhu Yuanzhang.1234
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