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Event war East Asia

Nien Rebellion

1851 CE – 1868 CE

A major peasant uprising in northern China concurrent with the Taiping Rebellion.

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Armed rebellion in Northern China from 1851 to 1868

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Conflict · East Asia

Nien Rebellion

1851 CE – 1868 CE

A major peasant uprising in northern China concurrent with the Taiping Rebellion. The Nien's mobile cavalry warfare across the North China Plain threatened Beijing before Qing forces finally suppressed the movement.

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