Nian Rebellion

Nian Rebellion

Map of Nian Rebellion
Date1851–1868
Location
Northern China
Result Qing victory
Belligerents
Qing dynasty Qing dynasty
Supported by:
 United Kingdom
 France
 United States

Nian militias

  • Five Banner alliance (1856–58)[1]
  • "Army of the Taipings"[2]
  • Henan armies[3]
Co-belligerents:
Taiping Heavenly Kingdom[4]
White Lotus rebels[5]
Commanders and leaders
Qing dynasty Zeng Guofan
Qing dynasty Li Hongzhang
Qing dynasty Zuo Zongtang
Qing dynasty Sengge Rinchen 
Zhang Lexing 
Su Sanniang
Lai Wenguang
Zhang Zongyu
Ren Zhu
Sun Kuixin
Miao Peilin
Fan Ruzeng
Niu Hongsheng
Strength
~500,000 ~200,000[6]
Casualties and losses
100,000+ killed[6]

The Nian Rebellion (Chinese: 捻亂; pinyin: Niǎn Luàn)[7] was an insurrection against the Qing dynasty in northern China from 1851 to 1868, contemporaneously with the Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) in southern China. The rebellion was suppressed, but the population and economic losses contributed to the collapse of the empire in the early 20th century.

  1. ^ Perry (1980), pp. 128–130, 140–145.
  2. ^ Perry (1980), p. 121.
  3. ^ Perry (1980), pp. 145, 146.
  4. ^ Perry (1980), pp. 120, 121.
  5. ^ Perry (1980), p. 150.
  6. ^ a b Jowett (2013), p. 11.
  7. ^ 陳華. 捻亂之研究 (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 國立臺灣大學出版中心. p. 8. OCLC 19479110.