Jintian Uprising
The Jintian Uprising was an armed revolt formally declared by Hong Xiuquan, founder and leader of the Emperor Worshippers, on 11 January 1851 during the late Qing dynasty of China. The uprising was named after the rebel base in Jintian, a town in Guangxi within present-day Guiping. It marked the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion.
| Jintian Uprising | |||||||
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| Part of the Taiping Rebellion | |||||||
The Jintian Uprising Site in the village of Jintian in Jintian Town, Guiping is where Hong Xiuquan and his followers officially launched the Jintian Uprising. | |||||||
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| Qing dynasty | Taiping Heavenly Kingdom | ||||||
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Zhou Fengqi Li Dianyuan Iktambu † | Hong Xiuquan | ||||||
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| 7,000+ | 20,000+ | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1,000+ | Unknown | ||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 金田起義 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 金田起义 | ||||||
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