Li Tianbao (
Chinese: 李添保; ?–1460), leader of a mid-Ming dynasty rebellion in
Guizhou, was from Macheng (
Macheng,
Hubei Province). He fled to Guizhou to avoid
corvée labor and in 1460, he claimed to be a descendant of
Emperor Taizong of Tang and led a rebellion of over ten thousand Miao and Han people, declaring himself king and using the era name of "Wulie" (武烈).[a] The Ming dynasty sent General Li Zhen (李震) to suppress the rebellion and Li Tianbao was defeated, captured, and executed.[1][2]
Notes
^The era name lasted for a year, and was mentioned under the biography of Li Zhen in the History of Ming.[1][2][3][4]