Tang Sai'er (;

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1420) was a Chinese

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rebel leader of the

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. She was the daughter of a martial art master in Putai, married Lin San and joined the

. In 1420, she used the discontent among the peasantry to gather a rebel army against the Imperial government at Xieshipeng. She took the cities Ju and Jimo and defeated several Imperial officials before her army was defeated at

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. After the defeat, she and her rebels mixed with the sympathetic peasantry and disappeared and were therefore never punished. She remained a popular heroine in folk legend and the village Xieshipeng was named after her. She is the protagonist of the

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and disciple of

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References

* Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644 * Alice Poon: ''The Heavenly Sword (Sword Maiden from the Moon, Book 1)'', published by Earnshaw Books on Jan. 10, 2023 (Fiction - Fantasy genre). In the novel, Tang Sai'er is the protagonist who is a Chang'e incarnate. Ming dynasty people 14th-century births 15th-century deaths 15th-century rebellions Women in war in China Women in 15th-century warfare Ming dynasty rebels 15th-century Chinese women 15th-century Chinese people