Wang Ling's Rebellion

Wang Ling's Rebellion
Part of the Three Rebellions in Shouchun
Date7–15 June 251[a]
Location
Shouchun (present-day Shou County, Anhui), China
Result Wang Ling surrendered
Belligerents
Cao Wei Wang Ling
Commanders and leaders
Sima Yi Wang Ling Surrendered

Wang Ling's Rebellion (Chinese: 王凌之亂), or the First Rebellion in Shouchun, was a punitive uprising in 251 led by Wang Ling, a general of the state of Cao Wei, against the regent Sima Yi and his clan. This was the first of a series of three rebellions that all took place in Shouchun (壽春; present-day Shou County, Lu'an, Anhui) in the 250s during the Three Kingdoms period in Chinese history.

  1. ^ ([嘉平三年]四月甲申, ... 丙午,聞太尉王淩謀廢帝,立楚王彪,太傅司馬宣王東征淩。五月甲寅,淩自殺。) Sanguozhi vol. 4.


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