Jintian Uprising

Jintian Uprising
Part of the Taiping Rebellion

The Jintian Uprising Site in the village of Jintian in Jintian Town, Guiping is where Hong Xiuquan and his followers officially launched the Jintian Uprising.
Date11 January 1851
Location
Jintian, Guiping, Guangxi, China
Result

Taiping victory

Belligerents
Qing dynasty Qing dynasty Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Qing dynasty Zhou Fengqi
Qing dynasty Li Dianyuan
Qing dynasty Iktambu †		 Hong Xiuquan
Strength
7,000+ 20,000+
Casualties and losses
1,000+ Unknown
Jintian Uprising
Traditional Chinese金田起義
Simplified Chinese金田起义
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinJīntián Qǐyì

The Jintian Uprising was an armed revolt formally declared by Hong Xiuquan, founder and leader of the God Worshippers, on 11 January 1851 during the late Qing dynasty of China.[1] The uprising was named after the rebel base in Jintian, a town in Guangxi within present-day Guiping. It marked the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion.

  1. ^ Michael, F.H. and C.-l. Chang. The Taiping Rebellion : History and Documents, Volume 1: History. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1966. p.91