This event was reportedly sparked by the planting of a one-eyed stone statue along a river bank; it saw Zhang Shicheng found a dynasty and declare himself King Chengwang.
This event was reportedly sparked by the planting of a one-eyed stone statue along a river bank; it saw Zhang Shicheng found a dynasty and declare himself King Chengwang. Armies were led by the salt worker Feng Guozhen, the cloth merchant Xu Shouhui in the south, and more prominently Guo Zixing. It started when Liu Futong rallied an army after the arrest of Han Shantong and later expanded to force the royal court of the Koryo dynasty to flee south. It ended with the utter destruction of the capital Dadu, and its leader proclaimed himself the Hongwu emperor - that man, Chu yuan-Chang, then started ►the Ming Dynasty in 1369. FTP, name this rebellion against the Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty, named for some pretty headgear that was not yellow.     
This event was reportedly sparked by the planting of a one-eyed stone statue along a river bank; it saw Zhang Shicheng found a dynasty and declare himself King Chengwang.
Red Turban Rebellion