Guo Huaiyi rebellion

Guo Huaiyi rebellion
郭懷一事件

Map of Taiwan with Tainan shaded red
Date7–11 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
Guo Huaiyi rebellion
Traditional Chinese郭懷一事件
Simplified Chinese郭怀一事件
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuō Huáiyī shìjiàn
Gwoyeu RomatzyhGuo Hwaii shyhjiann
Wade–GilesKuo1 Huai2-i1 shih4-chien4
IPA[kwó xwǎi.í ʂî.tɕjɛ̂n]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationGwok Wàaih-yāt sih-gihn
Jyutpinggwok3 waai4 jat1 si6 gin6
IPA[kʷɔk̚˧ waj˩ jɐt̚˥ si˨ kin˨]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJKeh Hoâi-it sū-kiāⁿ

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.