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Despite the tropes, I'm only aware of one successful peasant rebellion (the one that toppled the Ming Dynasty and installed the very short-lived Shun Dynasty). Are there other successful peasant revolts in your period of study?

by /u/Iestwyn in /r/AskHistorians

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