Guo Huaiyi rebellion

Guo Huaiyi rebellion 郭懷一事件
Map of Taiwan with Tainan shaded red
Date 7–11 September 1652 Location present-day Tainan, Taiwan Result Dutch victory, slaughter of rebels
Belligerents
Guo Huaiyi's peasant army	Dutch East India Company Aboriginal Taiwanese
Strength
5,000–15,000	1,000 Dutch soldiers 5,000 Formosan allies
Casualties and losses
c. 4,000 killed	8 Dutchmen, unknown number of Formosan allies

The Guo Huaiyi rebellion (also romanized as Kuo Huai-i rebellion) was a peasant revolt by Chinese farmers against Dutch rule in Taiwan in 1652. Sparked by dissatisfaction with heavy Dutch taxation on them but not the aborigines and extortion by low-ranking Dutch officials and servicemen, the rebellion initially gained ground before being crushed by a coalition of Dutch soldiers and their aboriginal allies. It is considered the most important uprising against the Dutch during the 37-year period of their colonisation of Taiwan.