Guo Huaiyi rebellion
The Guo Huaiyi rebellion (also spelled Kuo Huai-i rebellion) was a peasant revolt by Chinese farmers against Dutch rule in Taiwan in 1652. Sparked by dissatisfaction with heavy Dutch taxation on them but not the aborigines and extortion by low-ranking Dutch officials and servicemen, the rebellion initially gained ground before being crushed by a coalition of Dutch soldiers and their aboriginal allies. It is considered the most important uprising against the Dutch during the 37-year period of their colonisation of Taiwan.
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Map of Taiwan with Tainan shaded red | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Guo Huaiyi's peasant army |
Dutch East India Company Aboriginal Taiwanese | ||||||
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| 5,000–15,000 |
1,000 Dutch soldiers 5,000 Formosan allies | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| c. 4,000 killed | 8 Dutchmen, unknown number of Formosan allies | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 郭懷一事件 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郭怀一事件 | ||||||||||
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