Chimei

(noun)

A rebel army that ended the Xin dynasty after unrest.

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Examples of Chimei in the following topics:

  • The Eastern Han Period

    • A rebel army called the Chimei ("Red Eyebrows") developed out of the peasantry, and they defeated Wang Mang's armies and stormed the capital of Chang'an.
    • He defeated the Chimei rebels, as well as rival warlords, to reunify China again under the Han Dynasty.