Hala Bashi was a Uyghur

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general of the

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and its

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Miao rebellions

Hala Bashi, a Uyghur general from Turpan, fought for the Ming dynasty against the Miao rebels during the

Miao rebellions There have been several Miao rebellions in Chinese history: *Miao rebellions in the Ming dynasty (14th–15th centuries) *Bozhou rebellion (1589–1600) *Miao Rebellion (1735–36) *Miao Rebellion (1795–1806) *Miao Rebellion (1854–73) There hav ...

of 1370s. He led Uyghur troops to crush the Miao rebels and settled in

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, Hunan.

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