Lulin

Lülin (Chinese: 绿林; pinyin: Lǜ Lín; lit. 'green forest') was one of two major peasant rebellions against Wang Mang's short-lived Xin dynasty in the modern southern Henan and northern Hubei regions. The name Lulin comes from the Lulin Mountains (in modern Yichang, Hubei), where the rebels had their stronghold for a while. Rebels from these two regions banded together to pool their strengths, and their collective strength eventually led to the downfall of the Xin dynasty and a temporary reinstatement of the Han dynasty with Liu Xuan (Gengshi Emperor) as the emperor. Many Lülin leaders became important members of the Gengshi Emperor's government, but infighting and incompetence in governance (both of the emperor and his officials) led to the fall of the regime after only two years, paving the way for the eventual rise of Liu Xiu (Emperor Guangwu) of the Eastern Han dynasty.