{"slug": "taiping-rebellion", "label": "Taiping Rebellion", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192408", "qid": "Q192408", "description": "Qing Dynasty era rebellion (1851–1864)", "entries": 17, "years": 9, "span": [1850, 1864], "span_label": ["1850 CE", "1864 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 17}], "also_known_as": [], "related": [{"slug": "qing-dynasty", "label": "Qing dynasty", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "nanjing", "label": "Nanjing", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "anhui", "label": "Anhui", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "july", "label": "July", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hunan", "label": "Hunan", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1850, "year_label": "1850 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Taiping Rebellion: The first clashes of the Taiping Rebellion occur, between the Imperialist militia and the Heavenly Army.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365770371#October–December", "title": "1850", "revid": 1365770371, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1850, "year_label": "1850 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July", "text": "July – Taiping Rebellion: Hong Xiuquan orders the general mobilisation of rebel forces in China.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365770371#July–September", "title": "1850", "revid": 1365770371, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1851, "year_label": "1851 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 11", "text": "January 11 – Hong Xiuquan officially begins the Taiping Rebellion in China, one of the bloodiest revolts that would lead to 20 million deaths.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358777790#January–March", "title": "1851", "revid": 1358777790, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1852, "year_label": "1852 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 18", "text": "April 18 – Taiping Rebellion in China: Taiping forces begin the siege of Guilin.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354165010#April–June", "title": "1852", "revid": 1354165010, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1852, "year_label": "1852 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 23", "text": "December 23 – Taiping Rebellion: The Taiping army takes Hanyang and begins the siege of Wuchang.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354165010#October–December", "title": "1852", "revid": 1354165010, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1852, "year_label": "1852 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 29", "text": "December 29 – Taiping Rebellion: The Taiping army takes Hankou.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354165010#October–December", "title": "1852", "revid": 1354165010, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1853, "year_label": "1853 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 8", "text": "January 8 – Taiping Rebellion: Zeng Guofan is ordered to assist the governor of Hunan in organizing a militia force to search for local bandits.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352708271#January–March", "title": "1853", "revid": 1352708271, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1853, "year_label": "1853 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – Taiping Rebellion: The Taiping Northern Expeditionary Force comes within 3 mi of Tianjin.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352708271#October–December", "title": "1853", "revid": 1352708271, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1853, "year_label": "1853 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 6", "text": "December 6 – Taiping Rebellion: French minister de Bourboulon arrives at the Heavenly Capital, aboard the Cassini.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352708271#October–December", "title": "1853", "revid": 1352708271, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1854, "year_label": "1854 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 27", "text": "May 27 – Taiping Rebellion: United States diplomatic minister Robert McLane arrives at the Heavenly Capital aboard the USS Susquehanna.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362496011#April–June", "title": "1854", "revid": 1362496011, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1855, "year_label": "1855 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 17", "text": "March 17 – Taiping Rebellion: A Taiping army of 350,000 invades Anhui.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1358982600#January–March", "title": "1855", "revid": 1358982600, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1856, "year_label": "1856 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 24", "text": "March 24 – Taiping Rebellion: Suspecting treachery on the part of East King Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai garrisons Anhui and begins his march back to the Heavenly Capital, having defeated a strong Xiang Army detachment.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371140008#January–March", "title": "1856", "revid": 1371140008, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1856, "year_label": "1856 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 13", "text": "June 13 – Taiping Rebellion: Shi Dakai arrives at Nanjing.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371140008#April–June", "title": "1856", "revid": 1371140008, "section": "Events › April–June"}}, {"year": 1856, "year_label": "1856 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 2", "text": "September 2 – Taiping Rebellion: Wei Changhui and Qin Rigang assassinate Yang Xiuqing.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371140008#July–September", "title": "1856", "revid": 1371140008, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1856, "year_label": "1856 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 11", "text": "November 11 – Taiping Rebellion: Shi Dakai arrives at the Heavenly Capital once more with 100,000 men, and demands that Wei Changhui and Qin Rigang be executed. Shi subsequently becomes head of the government.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371140008#October–December", "title": "1856", "revid": 1371140008, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1861, "year_label": "1861 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 1", "text": "July 1 – Taiping Rebellion: Battle of Shanghai – French and Imperial Chinese troops defeat Taiping forces.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368946725#July", "title": "1861", "revid": 1368946725, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1864, "year_label": "1864 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 19", "text": "July 19 – The Third Battle of Nanking climaxes, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom capital of Nanking falls to an assault by Imperial Qing dynasty forces, in the last major action of the Taiping Rebellion in China. There are probably more than a million troops in the battle, and the Taiping army sustains at least 100,000 dead.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369213895#July", "title": "1864", "revid": 1369213895, "section": "Events › July"}}]}