Small Swords Society

Small Swords Society
Traditional Chinese小刀會
Simplified Chinese小刀会
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiǎodāohuì
Xiǎo Dāo Huì
Wade–GilesHsiao-tao Hui
Hsiao Tao Hui

Small Swords Society or Small Sword Society was a political and military organisation active in Shanghai, China, and neighbouring areas amid the Taiping Rebellion, between about 1840 and 1855.[1] Members of the society, rebelling against the Qing dynasty, occupied old Shanghai[2] and many of the surrounding villages.[3] Chinese gentry and merchants took refuge in the British and French concessions, which were regarded as the only safe places. The rebellion was suppressed and the society expelled from Shanghai in February 1855.[2][4]

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  4. ^ Dillon, Michael, ed. (1998). China: A Cultural and Historical Dictionary. London: Curzon Press. p. 292. ISBN 0-7007-0439-6.