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Red Turban Rebellions: The rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang won the Battle of Lake Poyang by deploying ships intentionally set aflame when the emperor tried to escape.
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Red Turban Rebellions
Revolt against the Yuan dynasty in China (1351–1368)
The Red Turban Rebellions were uprisings against the Yuan dynasty between 1351 and 1368, eventually leading to its collapse. Remnants of the Yuan imperial court retreated northwards and is thereafter known as the Northern Yuan in historiography.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Hongwu Emperor
Emperor of China from 1368 to 1398
The Hongwu Emperor, also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, courtesy name Guorui, was the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1368 to 1398.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Lake Poyang
1363 naval battle of the Red Turban Rebellion
The Battle of Lake Poyang was a naval battle which took place between the rebel forces of Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang during the Red Turban Rebellion which led to the fall of the Yuan dynasty. Chen Youliang besieged Nanchang with a large fleet on Lake Poyang, one of China's…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Fire ship
Ships deliberately set on fire during battle
A fire ship or fireship is a large wooden vessel set on fire to be used against enemy ships during a ramming attack or similar maneuver. Fireships were used to great effect against wooden ships throughout naval military history up until the advent of metal-hulled ships; they…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Chen Youliang
Founder and first emperor of Chen Han (r. 1360–63)
Chen Youliang was the founder and first emperor of the dynastic state of Chen Han in Chinese history. He was one of the military leaders and heroes of the people's revolution at the end of the Yuan dynasty.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)