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Xu Da was described as a stalwart man with a slim face and high cheekbones, he joined the Red Turban rebels in 1353 to overthrow the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty in China. Xu served as a general under Zhu Yuanzhang, a prominent rebel leader, and assisted him in defeating other rival warlords and opposing forces.
Xu Da marched across the Gobi Desert in search of Köke Temür. On 23 April, a Ming division caught a part of the Mongol army by the Tuul River and defeated it, causing Köke Temür to avoid combat for the next month. After marching fruitlessly in search of the Mongols, the Ming army was defeated in an engagement on 7 June. Xu Da took the ...
Zhan Garden (simplified Chinese: 瞻园; traditional Chinese: 瞻園; pinyin: Zhān Yuán, literally "Garden of Forward Watching") is a Chinese garden located on No. 128 Zhan Yuan Road, beside Fuzimiao, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. [1] The first garden on this site was built during the early Ming dynasty by the general Xu Da.
Red Turban Rebellion: Zhu Yuanzhang issues orders for Xu Da and Chang Yuchun to head north with 250,000 soldiers and Hu Mei, Tang He, and Liao Yongzhong to attack Fujian and Guangdong [16] December Red Turban Rebellion : Fang Guozhen surrenders to Zhu Yuanzhang [ 17 ]
Xu Zhen (Chinese 徐震 born 1977,), multimedia artist living and working in Shanghai, China; Xu Rong (general) (徐榮; died 192), military general serving under the warlord Dong Zhuo; Xu Rong (badminton) (徐蓉; born 1958), retired female badminton player from China; Augusta Xu-Holland (徐嘉雯; born 1991), Chinese New Zealand actress
A cluster of fortifications which once guarded the 10 km Shanhai Pass between Horn Mountain in the Yan chain and the Bohai Gulf, [27] protecting "China Proper" from Manchuria, initially constructed in 583 [28] [29] during the early Sui dynasty and taking most of its present form from Xu Da's work in 1381 during the early Ming, when it became ...
LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar fell broadly on Monday, while European stocks jumped, after an official for the incoming U.S. administration said President-elect Donald Trump would stop short of ...
Official portrait of Empress Xu. National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. In early 1376, he married Lady Xu, the daughter of Xu Da, who was ranked first among all of the early Ming generals. She was two years younger than him. [17] Lady Xu was known for her intelligence, decisiveness, and energy.