Ni Wenjun (; died 1357) was a Chinese general of the
Red Turban Rebellions
The Red Turban Rebellions () were uprisings against the Yuan dynasty between 1351 and 1368, eventually leading to its collapse. Remnants of the Yuan imperial court retreated northwards and is thereafter known as the Northern Yuan in historiogr ...
who fought against the
Yuan dynasty
The Yuan dynasty (), officially the Great Yuan (; xng, , , literally "Great Yuan State"), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after its division. It was established by Kublai, the fift ...
in the 1360s.
He served under General
Xu Shouhui
Xu Shouhui () (1320–1360) was a 14th-century Chinese rebel leader who proclaimed himself emperor of the Tianwan dynasty (天完) during the late Yuan dynasty period of China. He was also known as Xu Zhenyi (徐真一 or 徐真逸, romanized i ...
. One of Ni's famous subordinates was
Chen Youliang
Chen Youliang (陳友諒; 1320 – 3 October 1363For those cross-referencing the Mingshi, in the old Chinese calendar 至正二十三年 refers to the year 1363 CE, 七月二十日 refers to 8月29日 or 29 August, and 八月二十六日 r ...
, who later founded the short-lived
Chen Han dynasty.
Ni Wenjun was later trapped and assassinated by Chen Youliang, who sought to thwart Ni's intended coup against their commander, Xu Shouhui.
Red Turban rebels
Generals from Hubei
Yuan dynasty people
14th-century Chinese people
People from Xiantao
1357 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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