Huang Chao - Legacy

Legacy

Even though Huang Chao was just one of many rebel leaders in Chinese history, the significance of his rebellion equals that of Taiping Rebellion or the Yellow Turbans. Although the Huang's rebellion occurred in a smaller scale than An Shi Rebellion, it led to the downfall of Tang Dynasty in 907, by Huang Chao's former follower Zhu Wen. It also gave power to Turkic chief Li Keyong, whose son defeated Zhu Wen's Later Liang Dynasty and established Later Tang, extending the civil war even further. It also has significance in the sense of agrarian protest and anarchist movement. This was also the first major rebellion sprang by criminal organization.