Miao Rebellion (1795–1806)
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The Miao Rebellion of 1795–1806 (Chinese: 苗民起義) was an anti-Qing uprising in Hunan and Guizhou provinces, during the reign of the Qianlong Emperor and Jiaqing Emperor. It was catalyzed by tensions between local populations and Han Chinese immigrants. Bloodily suppressed, it served as the antecedent to the much larger uprising of Miao Rebellion (1854–73).
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Miao Rebellion 1795–1806 | |||||||
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Part of the Miao Rebellions | |||||||
Battle of Lancaoping (1795) | |||||||
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Qing dynasty | Miao | ||||||
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Helin † Fukang'an † Fu Nai |
Shi Sanbao Shi Liudeng | ||||||
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at least 20,000 soldiers |
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The term "Miao", as the anthropologist Norma Diamond explains, does not mean only the antecedents of today's Miao national minority; it is a term, which had been used by the Chinese to describe various indigenous, mountain tribes of Guizhou and other south-western provinces of China, which shared similar cultural traits.[1] They consisted of 40–60% population of the province.[2]