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Nian Rebellion - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Anarchy, Antinomianism, Chaos, Confusion, Defiance, Disobedience, Disorder, Disruption, Insubordination, Insurgence, Insurgency, Insurrection, Jacquerie, Misrule

The Nien Rebellion was an uprising that took place in northern China from 1851-1863. The rebels were completely defeated in 1868.

References

  • Ownby, David. "Approximations of Chinese Bandits: Perverse Rebels or Frustrated Bachelors?" Chinese Masculinities/Femininities. Ed. Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Usam Brownell. Berkeley, CA: U of California P.
  • Perry, Elizabeth. Rebels and Revolutionaries in Northern China, 1845-1945 (Stanford, CA: Stanford UP, 1980).

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