Timeline 2

Taiping rebellion

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  • 1850

    1850
    Hong Xiuquan formally establishes the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, declaring himself
    the Heavenly King.

  • 1851

    1851
    The Jintian Uprising marks the beginning of the Taiping Rebellion. And the beginning of the Nian Rebellion

  • 1853

    Taiping forces capture Nanjing, which becomes the capital of the Taiping Heavenly
    Kingdom and is renamed Tianjing.

  • 1855

    1855
    The beginning of the Muslim rebellion in the southwest part of china.

  • 1856

    1856
    Internal conflict leads to the Tianjing Incident, where Yang Xiuqing, a key leader, is
    assassinated.

  • 1860

    1860
    The Taiping forces attempt to capture Shanghai but are repelled by Qing troops with
    support from Western powers.

  • 1862

    1862
    The "Ever Victorious Army," led initially by American Frederick Townsend Ward and later
    by British Charles Gordon, begins operations against the Taiping rebels. Also Marks the beginning of the Tungan rebellion.

  • 1864

    Nanjing falls to Qing forces, effectively marking the end of the Taiping Rebellion.

  • 1864

    Hong Xiuquan dies, and the remaining Taiping territories quickly fall.