What the records say
- When
- 878 – 879
- Kind
- Pogrom
- Deaths
- 120,000
- Coordinates
- 23.13° N, 113.26° E
- Description
- 9th century massacre in the Tang dynasty
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Guangzhou massacre
9th century massacre in the Tang dynasty
The Guangzhou massacre or Qinzhou massacre was a massacre of the inhabitants of the prosperous port city of Guangzhou or Qinzhou in 878–879 by the rebel army of Huang Chao. Arab sources indicate that foreign victims, including Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians, numbered in tens of thousands based on Chinese records of prior inhabitants.
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