Du Tao
Du Tao | |
|---|---|
| 杜弢 | |
| Prefect of Liling (醴陵令) | |
| In office 311 – 311 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Huai of Jin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Unknown Chengdu, Sichuan |
| Died | 315 |
| Relations | Du Zhi (grandfather) |
| Courtesy name | Jingwen (景文) |
Du Tao (died 16 September 315?), courtesy name Jingwen, was a Chinese rebel leader during the Jin dynasty (266–420). In 311, he was proclaimed the leader of an uprising by Ba and Shu refugees in Jing and Xiang (湘州; in modern Hunan) provinces, who had been oppressed by the local populace. After Du Tao ousted the provincial inspectors, the Prince of Langya, Sima Rui in the east sent his generals Wang Dun, Tao Kan and Zhou Fang to campaign against him. His rebellion lasted for roughly four years, before he presumably died while fleeing in 315.