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Nong Zhigao takes Yongzhou and besieges Guangzhou

The Song shi basic annals record that in the fifth lunar month of Huangyou 4 (AD 1052), on the first day of the month, Zhigao (智高; the annals' previous entry names him Nong Zhigao 儂智高 of Guangyuan zhou 廣源州) took Yongzhou (邕州), then took eight prefectures including Heng (橫) and Gui (貴), and besieged Guangzhou (廣州).

Limits: The Song shi is a Yuan-compiled (1343-45) official history drawing on Song court records; the English is an AI working translation. This is a compressed entry: the capture of eight prefectures and the siege of Guangzhou are entered under one day and probably unfolded over a longer period, and the date may reflect when news reached the court. The preceding entry, under the fourth month, records that he rebelled.

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Source: Song shi (History of Song), basic annalsRead the source