{"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": 16, "years": 8, "span": [1850, 1868], "span_label": ["1850 CE", "1868 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 15}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "china", "label": "China", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "july", "label": "July", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "qing-dynasty", "label": "Qing dynasty", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "nanjing", "label": "Nanjing", "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": 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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": "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": 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 km of Tianjin.", "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 .", "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": "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": "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": "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": 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": 1868, "year_label": "1868 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "February 8", "text": "February 8 – Lai Wenguang, Chinese leader of the Taiping Rebellion and Nien Rebellion (b. 1827)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363668193#January–June", "title": "1868", "revid": 1363668193, "section": "Deaths › January–June"}}]}