Nian Rebellion | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Qing Empire Supported by: |
Militia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Zeng Guofan Li Hongzhang Zuo Zongtang Sengge Rinchen † |
Zhang Lexing † Lai Wenguang Zhang Zongyu Ren Zhu |
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Strength | |||||||
~500,000 Troops | ~200,000 Troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Over 100,000 Troops and Civilians Killed |
Qing Empire Supported by:
United Kingdom
France
The Nian Rebellion (simplified Chinese: 捻军起义; traditional Chinese: 捻亂; Hanyu Pinyin: niǎn jūn qǐ yì; Tongyong Pinyin: nian luan; Wade–Giles: nien-chün ch'i-yi) was an armed uprising that took place in northern China from 1851 to 1868, contemporaneously with Taiping Rebellion (1851–1864) in South China. The rebellion failed to topple the Qing dynasty, but caused the immense economic devastation and loss of life that became one of the major long-term factors in the collapse of the Qing regime in the early 20th century.